English Explanatory Dictionary

done and dusted

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.

Pronunciation

en-au-done and dusted.ogg

Word forms

done and dusted

Etymology

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

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