done and dusted en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
1953, UK, with "dusted" alliterative and expressing "finishing touches". Compare home and hosed.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable, of a task) 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
Translations (2)
pl jest pozamiatane (an idiomatic expression - completed thoroughly) · mi kua kēhi (an idiomatic expression - completed thoroughly)