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

This year’s debates have done little to catapult anyone to the top, and tonight was more of the same.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

He told Barron’s that investors should “harvest some of their winnings…especially in segments that have done so well where the charts look parabolic.”

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Asking for $10 billion in damages, the president argued the IRS should have done more to protect his privacy and to prevent Littlejohn from leaking his personal tax information.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Celeste she said she felt there was nothing else she could have done.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“Vinny and I would have done fifty million dollars and made twenty-five million dollars,” said Danny.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis