DONE FOR


Meaning of DONE FOR in English

ˈdənˌfȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə) adjective

1. : irretrievably lost or mortally stricken : doomed

when we saw the explosion we thought he was done for

2. : left with no effective power and no capacity or opportunity for recovery : down-and-out

defeat in this election would mean he was done for, his career at an end

3. : sunk in defeat : washed-up , beaten

you know, it may come out any day, and then we're done for — George Meredith

if this country ever runs out of people who don't like to be pushed around, we are done for — Elmer Davis

4. : relegated to the discard

the impression that the old, great, simple books are declassed, passé, dated, outmoded, done for — J.C.Powys

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.