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

Cook Islands officials believe that royalties from offshore mining could help pay for better hospitals and schools, in effect doing for the islands what oil has done for Norway.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Our job is to see that justice is done for every member of our community, regardless of your documentation.”

From Salon

"I thought I was done for out there on that track," she said.

From BBC

Weight loss jabs, or GLP-1s, have done for many what diets could never do.

From BBC

Federal Reserve officials, in a 9-3 vote, cut interest rates for a third straight meeting but signaled they might be done for now.

From The Wall Street Journal