done deal

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.

Example Sentences

And the president appeared to acknowledge this was not a done deal.

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He described the US-UK trade agreement as a "done deal" - something that was "complete".

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She said during the appeal, it felt like the five councillors hearing the case saw it as a "done deal".

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After the Tuesday meeting, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., suggested Powell’s termination was a done deal.

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"We sure hope it's a done deal, but I think it's all going to be what Hamas is willing to accept," US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Israel's Channel 12 TV on Thursday.

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