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

When catchers challenge on behalf of their pitchers, which they have done more than 1,100 times, they’ve gotten the call overturned 60% of the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Above all, Munden and his crew have done a fine job of wrangling good work from masses of kids, some quite little, in what must have been challenging conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

That’s nice to know, but Parker’s dividend universe also has outperformed the others by about 50 points in the past five years, meaning these companies have done something right more recently.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Arsenal have a strong squad and have done well with England team-mate Lotte Wubben-Moy exceptional in Williamson's absence.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

I could have done so many things differently.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman