done like a dinner

adj

adj

Etymology In reference to a dinner being "done," that is, finished cooking and ready to be eaten.

Australia Totally defeated; completely finished or gone.

Already he heard a smothered roar— "They're done like a dinner!" quoth Featherstonhaugh.1892 June 11, Barcroft H Boake, “Featherstonhaugh”, in The Bulletin, Sydney, retrieved 22 Jul 2025, page 22:

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