done for

Idioms  

1. Exhausted, worn out, as in This old computer is just about done for . [ Colloquial ; c. 1800] Also see done in .

2. Doomed to death or destruction, as in Before he went to the hospital it seemed as if he was done for . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

At various points, he looked like he might be done for and imminently.

From BBC

Then, there's productivity - broadly speaking the amount that actually gets done for every hour worked.

From BBC

Speaking over the occasional heckler, he told the crowd: “My life, your life, all of our lives are better off for the companies and the things that billionaires have done for California.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"And I can only say thank you for what she has done for our sport because this race has been the talk of the Games and it's put our sport in the best possible light."

From Barron's

Instead, Vonn did what she has done for more than two decades and accepted that carrying serious injuries is just part of what makes a professional ski racer.

From The Wall Street Journal