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
SÉArlas	SHAHR-las	Irish
Lykourgos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Arienne	-	English (Rare)
Alfredo	ahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Jarvis	['dʒa:vis]
Regan	REE-gən	English