couru d'avance

== French == === Etymology === Perhaps from an expression such as la course était courue d'avance (“the race was already run, the race was as good as run”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.ʁy d‿a.vɑ̃s/ === Adjective === couru d'avance (feminine courue d'avance, masculine plural courus d'avance, feminine plural courues d'avance) foregone, predictable Synonym: prévisible C'était couru d'avance. ― It was a foregone conclusion. ==== See also ==== les jeux sont faits