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
Aristide	ah-ree-STEE-de (Italian)	French, Italian
Shafiq	-	Arabic
Ariadna	ah-RYAHD-nah (Spanish, Polish)	Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Gertruida	-	Dutch
Xenocrates	zi-NAH-krə-teez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Zita (1)	DZEE-tah (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak