WHAT'S DONE IS DONE Definition & Meaning

what's done is done

There is no changing something; it's finished or final. For example, I forgot to include my dividend income in my tax return but what's done is done—I've already mailed the form. This expression uses done in the sense of “ended” or “settled,” a usage dating from the first half of the 1400s.

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What’s done is done, and the season autopsy can wait until the summer.

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"It's not something he's proud of in any way at all, but you know, what's done is done, we have the rehabilitation of offenders' act - we have Christian forgiveness."

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“What’s done is done, we believe,” she said.

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What’s done is done, of course, but there may be a larger benefit in your future.

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She said: “I found out from a lot of my friends that it happened to them too. I’m a bit annoyed, but what’s done is done.”

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