what's done is done
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There is no changing something; it's finished or final. For example, I forgot to include my dividend income in my tax return but what's done is done—I've already mailed the form. This expression uses done in the sense of “ended” or “settled,” a usage dating from the first half of the 1400s.
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Words nearby what's done is done
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