have done

Idioms  

1. Stop or cease, as in Have done—enough of this nonsense. This idiom is also put as have done with, as in This arrangement won't work; let's find a new one and have done with it. The past participle done has been used in the sense of “finished” since about 1300. Also see have to do with.

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Example Sentences

Only 48.22% of these stocks generated a positive return, and only 41.17% returned more than investing in one-month Treasurys would have done.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

T-Mobile shares could have done with a boost.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Other G7 allies such as Canada have done something similar.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

He added that while hybrid sales are rising much faster for Hyundai, not writing down its EV investments as other automakers have done has kept it in the game as gas prices stay high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“Did he explain what he meant when he said that time was running out? Do you know what he would have done if you hadn’t found him?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse