English Explanatory Dictionary

les jeux sont faits

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. In roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.
  2. Things have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.

Pronunciation

/leɪ ˌʒɜː sɒ̃ ˈfeɪ/

Word forms

les jeux sont faits

Etymology

Borrowed from French les jeux sont faits (literally “the games are made”). Earliest use found in James Joyce (1882–1941) in the 1920s.

Synonyms

no more bets the stakes are set rien ne va plus the die is cast

Related words

faites vos jeux
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