done deal

Idioms  

1. An irrevocable agreement, as in Once you've signed the lease, it's a done deal. This slangy expression, first recorded in 1979, may have come from done thing, originating in the late 1600s.

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Example Sentences

However, he insisted the current proposals were not a "done deal".

From BBC

Many Leeds players in Greece thought it was a done deal.

From BBC

He said too, with the caveat that it wasn't a done deal, that a peace deal in Ukraine felt more likely now than at any point since Russia's full-scale invasion.

From BBC

The Warner Bros. sale is not a done deal, however, as rival Paramount Skydance Corp.

From MarketWatch

The Warner Bros. sale is not a done deal, however, as rival Paramount Skydance Corp.

From MarketWatch