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done and dusted

done and dusted adjective: completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.

Adjective

done and dusted (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.
    • All to be done and dusted before the National Honey Show. After this the grand clear up.1953, Brit. Bee Jrnl. 15 Oct. 669/1

Origin of done and dusted

1953, UK, with "dusted" alliterative and expressing "finishing touches". Compare home and hosed.

Questions about done and dusted

What does done and dusted mean?
Done and dusted means completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.
What part of speech is done and dusted?
Done and dusted is an adjective.

Words near done and dusted in the dictionary

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

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