Meanings
adjectivedone and dusted (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableCompleted thoroughly and satisfactorily.
All to be done and dusted before the National Honey Show. After this the grand clear up.
1953, Brit. Bee Jrnl. 15 Oct. 669/1
Origin
1953, UK, with "dusted" alliterative and expressing "finishing touches". Compare home and hosed.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Māori kua kēhi
- kua kēhian idiomatic expression - completed thoroughly
Polish jest pozamiatane
- jest pozamiatanean idiomatic expression - completed thoroughly
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