a foregone conclusion

a result that is obvious to everyone even before it happens (not used with the ) It seems like this year's election results are a foregone conclusion. (often + that ) It's certainly not a foregone conclusion that we'll win.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sukarno	soo-KAHR-no	Indonesian, Javanese
Preston	['prestən]
Minttu	MEENT-too	Finnish
Yasser	-	Arabic, Persian
Merari	-	Biblical
Cenric	-	Anglo-Saxon