done and dusted
(British, Irish, idiomatic, of a task) Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.
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Born ~1953 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Phew! Glad that is done and dusted!
Done and dusted in 54 minutes 😮💨 @JelenaOstapenk8 | #IBI26 | @WTA
Gotta get West Ham done and dusted and then the world is our oyster
It's ok guys just send me one for free and I'll consider the whole thing done and dusted
This needs to be about #Opposition Once that is done and dusted, We The People need to make it about US. A look at what states are redistricting ahead of the midterm elections | AP News apnews.com/article/redi...
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(British, Irish, idiomatic, of a task) Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.
“Phew! Glad that is done and dusted!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Done and dusted in 54 minutes 😮💨 @JelenaOstapenk8 | #IBI26 | @WTA”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Gotta get West Ham done and dusted and then the world is our oyster”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's ok guys just send me one for free and I'll consider the whole thing done and dusted”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This needs to be about #Opposition Once that is done and dusted, We The People need to make it about US. A look at what states are redistricting ahead of the midterm elections | AP News apnews.com/article/redi...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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