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done and done

/ˈdʌn ˈænd ˈdʌn/

done and done adjective: agreed upon, mutually accepted.

Adjective

done and done (not comparable)

  1. Agreed upon, mutually accepted.
    • ‘Done,’ says my master; ‘I’ll lay you a hundred golden guineas to a tester you don’t.’ ‘Done,’ says the gauger; and done and done’s enough between two gentlemen.1800, [Maria Edgeworth], “(please specify the page)”, in Castle Rackrent, an Hibernian Tale. […], London: Printed for J[oseph] Johnson, […] [b]y J. Crowder, […], →OCLC
    • Done and done between gentlemen, is enough, sir; not that I set myself up for a gentleman, governor, but I've lived too long and too much in your respected sopciety not to hve l'arn'd some of the ways.1847, [James Fenimore Cooper], chapter X, in The Crater; or, Vulcan’s Peak. A Tale of the Pacific. […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: Burgess, Stringer & Co., →OCLC, page 142
  2. Done thoroughly and satisfactorily.
    • Done and done, he said to himself. And he felt pretty good. The anger and hurt that only a few hours before had been sharp and deep had dulled.1985, Robert Elman, Seasons of the Hunter: An Anthology, page 133
    • Bob, you've done good work setting up and maintaining your site, and if you want to setup^([sic]) a WinACE page as a service to the empire community, I have no
      > objection. Feel free to link simons@iglou.com as the email address for / Done and done! It will be up in a few days and it will have...2001, Bob Dalton, “WinACE client offer”, in rec.games.empire (Usenet)

Questions about done and done

What does done and done mean?
Done and done means agreed upon, mutually accepted.
What part of speech is done and done?
Done and done is an adjective.
How do you pronounce done and done?
Done and done is pronounced /ˈdʌn ˈænd ˈdʌn/.

Words near done and done in the dictionary

  1. done a number on
  2. done a perish
  3. done a power of good
  4. done a runner
  5. done a slow burn
  6. done and done
  7. done and doner
  8. done and dusted
  9. done away with
  10. done battle
  11. done bird

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