a goner

Idioms  

1. Something or someone that is dead, doomed, ruined, or past recovery, as in If this new drug doesn't work, he's a goner; or Without a working transmission, my car's a goner. Synonyms of this idiom, such as, are no longer heard as much. [Slang; mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

When a tree has 25 or more exit holes, it’s probably a goner, Durbin said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

I kept thinking: "If the next vehicle comes down the hill, the driver will struggle to see me and I will be a goner."

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

The moment Benedick declares he’ll never get married, we know he’s a goner.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2023

They keep chatting, she asks his age — he’s 34 — and by the time that he drops her off, Lea is a goner and the story is on its way.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Mom said when she saw him like that, she thought, Uh-oh, looks like this one’s a goner, too.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls