done and dusted

== English == === Etymology === 1953, UK, with "dusted" alliterative and expressing "finishing touches". Compare home and hosed. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === done and dusted (not comparable) (idiomatic, of a task) Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily. 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. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === "Done and dusted", English Stack Exchange "Done and Dusted", Wordorigins.org