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be done for
be ruined beyond saving
To be ruined or finished with no hope of being saved.
Hear it in real life
Can we repair the old laptop?
I doubt it; I think it's done for.
Once the water got inside the camera, it was done for.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The phone was done.
Say: The phone was done for.
The phrase needs the final preposition 'for' to mean ruined beyond saving.
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How it fits in a sentence.
be done for; be completely done for
Your turn: say it out loud
Once the water got inside the camera, it was done for.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be done for
be ruined beyond saving
“Once the water got inside the camera, it was done for.”
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