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over and done with

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  1. Completed, finished, as in That argument's over and done with, so drop the subject. This usage is somewhat redundant but more emphatic than over with. [First half of the 1900s]


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However, much of that pressure is expected to be over and done with, Raymond James analysts said in a note on Friday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The county has steadfastly avoided taking a position on the district attorney’s freeze request, determined not to blow up a settlement that officials want over and done with.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Just because an individual may be arrested from a situation of domestic violence, or that the court had adjudicated that case, it doesn’t mean that the healing process is over and done with.

From Washington Post Jan. 3, 2023

And the eventual takeaway message for one and all after the voting is over and done with?

From Washington Times Jan. 3, 2023

When one cousin caught the measles or mumps, we were all quarantined together so as to get that childhood illness over and done with.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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