signed, sealed, and delivered

Idioms  

1. Completed satisfactorily, as in The house is sold—signed, sealed, and delivered. This idiom refers to a legal deed, which to be valid had to be signed by the seller, sealed with a wax seal, and delivered to the new owner. It began to be used more loosely in the first half of the 1900s.

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signed, sealed, and delivered

Don’t leap before you have your next role signed, sealed and delivered.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025

The plea agreement was all but signed, sealed and delivered when it was presented in a Delaware federal court in July 2023, whereupon it stood to be swiftly consummated 999 times out of 1,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024

LANDRUM: This award should be signed, sealed and delivered to Rodrigo.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2022

Friese said Ducey should have instead had the tribal gaming compacts signed, sealed and delivered and then asked lawmakers to approve new gambling outside of tribal casinos.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 4, 2021

"You're sure you are all signed, sealed, and delivered on this plowing business, are you?" asked Leon.

From Laddie; a true blue story by Stratton-Porter, Gene