done for 1 of 2

as in done
facing certain defeat, disaster, or death with no means of escape, the stranded climbers knew that they were done for

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done for

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past participle of do for, chiefly British

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finished
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  • Honda expects a 650 billion yen hit to its fiscal 2026 operating profit from tariffs in various countries, of which 300 billion yen was due to their impact on imports of around 550,000 finished cars.
    Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • This requires multiple days of filming, but then very judicious decisions that need to be made in terms of editing it into a finished film.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
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“Done for.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20for. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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