be done with

phrase

: to bring to completion : to finish
When will you be done with the project?

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Bill Jackson, though, wasn’t ready for Byron to be done with it. — Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Live Local has had some effect on easing workforce housing, but much needs to be done with additional programs and revision of codes in some locales. — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 However, after embodying fussy dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock for Phantom Thread in 2017, Day-Lewis was once again claiming to be done with show business. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 People often ask Hutchison why the work can’t be done with, say, a dog. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for be done with

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“Be done with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20done%20with. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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