In English, we use several expressions with do / did / done.
In this article we will take a look at some common expressions with done.
If something is not the done thing, it is not socially acceptable. Actually, the expressions politically correct (PC) and non-politically correct (non-PC) are also used with similar meanings.
In many societies, it is not the done thing to call elders by their names.
The expression done and dusted is used to indicate the successful completion of something. The expression over and done with is used to talk about mildly unpleasant situations which are now finished.
These expressions have slightly different shades of meaning. We use done and dusted when we are happy with the completion of something. We use over and done with to simply state that you are happy that something (usually unpleasant) is over or finished.
At long last justice has been delivered. Now the whole thing is over and done with.
These expressions have different meanings. To do your nut is to lose your temper.
If something does your nut in, it confuses you.
She was so tired that she couldn’t make sense of that report. It did her nut in.
Can you paraphrase the meaning of "done and dusted" and provide an example of when it is typically used?
This prompt doesn't seem malicious.