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

Defensive staples stocks have done better amid the Iran War, but they’re basically break-even over the past year, with companies like General Mills and Kraft Heinz down over the past one- and five-year periods.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

While managers of defined-contribution plans have always had the authority to consider alternative assets, almost none have done so.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

There is no guarantee anyone else would have done markedly better.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"What we have done is something fundamentally different," Mayrhofer explains.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Nothing about what I’d seen was computer generated, and if I hadn’t already thrown up everything I’d ever eaten, I’d have done it again now.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin