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View synonyms for done for

done for

  1. Doomed to death or destruction, as in Before he went to the hospital it seemed as if he was done for . [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]

  2. Exhausted, worn out, as in This old computer is just about done for . [ Colloquial ; c. 1800] Also see done in .



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His mother looked so small, and sallow, and done-for beside the luxuriant Clara.

She also had been struck by the look which had been spoken of as "done-for."

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