done for


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

Words Nearby done for

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How to use done for in a sentence

  • His mother looked so small, and sallow, and done-for beside the luxuriant Clara.

    Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence
  • She also had been struck by the look which had been spoken of as "done-for."

    Robin | Frances Hodgson Burnett