done and done

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌn ˈænd ˈdʌn/

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done and done (not comparable)

1. Agreed upon, mutually accepted.
   • 1800, [Maria Edgeworth], “(please specify the page)”, in Castle Rackrent, an Hibernian Tale. […], London: Printed for J[oseph] Johnson, […] [b]y J. Crowder, […], →OCLC:

     ‘Done,’ says my master; ‘I’ll lay you a hundred golden guineas to a tester you don’t.’ ‘Done,’ says the gauger; and done and done’s enough between two gentlemen.

   • 1847, [James Fenimore Cooper], chapter X, in The Crater; or, Vulcan’s Peak. A Tale of the Pacific. […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: Burgess, Stringer & Co., →OCLC, page 142:

     Done and done between gentlemen, is enough, sir; not that I set myself up for a gentleman, governor, but I've lived too long and too much in your respected sopciety not to hve l'arn'd some of the ways.

   • 1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC:

     I'll take your bet—there. And so Done and Done.

2. Done thoroughly and satisfactorily.
   • 1985, Robert Elman, Seasons of the Hunter: An Anthology, page 133:

     Done and done, he said to himself. And he felt pretty good. The anger and hurt that only a few hours before had been sharp and deep had dulled.

   • 2001, Bob Dalton, “WinACE client offer”, in rec.games.empire (Usenet):

     Bob, you've done good work setting up and maintaining your site, and if you want to setup^[sic] a WinACE page as a service to the empire community, I have no
     > objection. Feel free to link simons@iglou.com as the email address for / Done and done! It will be up in a few days and it will have it's^[sic] own separate section with screen shots, etc. If you don't like what you see just let me know privately via my email address and I'll fix it.

   • 2007, CLM in ND, “OT: It's over! Done and done!”, in alt.vacation.las-vegas (Usenet):