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May 2, 2014 · 8. Done and dusted means something is completely finished. The first citation in the OED is in the 20th century, long after the invention of the ballpoint pen. 1953 Brit. Bee Jrnl. 15 Oct. 669/1 All to be done and dusted before the National Honey Show. After this the grand clear up.
Mar 5, 2021 · Mar 5, 2021 at 21:59. 2. @Juhasz That sentence is ambiguous. Undone could mean "reversed" or simply "not done" there. (Admittedly, it doesn't usually mean "not done", and MW's use of it as illustration is probably just perverse.) – Andrew Leach ♦. Mar 5, 2021 at 22:25. 1. As usual, negatives cause problems.
Jun 12, 2014 · In other words, the "I have" in the second sentence "I have a lot of work to be done" should be replaced by "there is". The correct sentence then in the passive voice should be, There is a lot of work to be done. This sentence is used when the object work takes predominance over the subject "I" and the "I" is understood.
Mar 21, 2018 · 1. You really have to carefully check each example. There are over 2 000 000 Google hits for "did the calculation". We'd certainly say 'I made dinner yesterday' / 'Joan made a lovely cake', but 'The pie should be done by now'. I'd prefer 'That issue is done with' or 'That issue is done and dusted' to 'That issue is done.'.
Nov 2, 2015 · When you decide to allow God to order your steps in all you do it is when the devil will attempt to attack you at all turns. We have to have faith to know when we forgive then it is done—I mean you can stick a fork in it because it is done, never to be brought up again. Bottom line forgiving is not for the other oerson it is to free you up so ...
May 10, 2015 · Is there a word or an idiom for the hand gesture, done after finishing a task successfully or after knocking down the opponent in a fight? The one like wiping off the dust from your hands, which indicates it's a victory but it was easy for you. Not done to gloat, just happens spontaneously as if it's a natural gesture.
Aug 20, 2015 · It could also be done and dusted, locked down, or nailed, for example. They're all pretty transparent figurative usages, so I doubt there's much point in looking for some more "obvious" precursor. They're all pretty transparent figurative usages, so I doubt there's much point in looking for some more "obvious" precursor.
1. In terms of grammar, “something is being changed” is Present Continuous Passive, it means “something is changing now [by someone]”. Next, “something is changed” is Present Simple Passive and “something has changed” is Present Perfect in passive voice. So each of this forms means exactly what the grammar tense means, but in ...
Jun 27, 2015 · Neither of the variants is a passive construction. 'I was finished ...' is interpretable either as a rare be-perfect (strictly, a be-past-perfect) still in use, which some might label as 'archaic' or perhaps 'colloquial' – or as a participial adjective construction (compare 'he was preoccupied with ...'). See Is it acceptable to use “is become” instead of “has become”?, and Win
Aug 11, 2014 · The entry for "dust" from LDOCE says: dust1 (n.) [uncountable] → HOUSEHOLD dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors, etc. if they a...
