have done

Idioms  

1. Stop or cease, as in Have done—enough of this nonsense. This idiom is also put as have done with, as in This arrangement won't work; let's find a new one and have done with it. The past participle done has been used in the sense of “finished” since about 1300. Also see have to do with.

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Example Sentences

Belgium boss Rudi Garcia refused to use the conditions as an excuse, saying: "Whether it is 10 degrees or 30 degrees, we should have done better."

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

It’s because, compared with institutions, retail investors are credulous, vulnerable to hype, and given to hanging on to a stock long after institutions have done the math on an underperforming investment and exited.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

I wouldn’t have done this for 15 years if I didn’t think that.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Some leveraged long funds tracking a steadily rising index have done well, sort of like making a great investment using margin debt, but not when markets are rocky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“You would have done what the boys of the Forty-Eighth did, if you were asked to. It’s what all the boys over there did. It’s completely different.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse