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Meaning of be done and dusted in English

be done and dusted

idiom UK informal
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to be complete and finished:
By now the deal was done and dusted.
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(Definition of be done and dusted from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of be done and dusted

in Chinese (Traditional)
完成，完結…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
完成，完结…
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in Spanish
estar cerrado…
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