Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“You can’t do that if there’s a possibility this might not work out. You have got to believe that it’s already a done deal.”
Will Smith talking about the struggles of his character in The Pursuit of Happyness.
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
reality; sure thing; guaranteed to happen
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
In his latest movie, Will Smith plays a father who has run out of money and ends up living on the street with his young son. In this quote, Will Smith is explaining that the father has to have faith that things will get better, and that he will get the job he has applied for. Will Smith says that to survive that, the father would have to believe that his future success is a done deal, meaning that it is a certainty.
People use the expression done deal to describe something that is final or that is a sure thing.
Say you just broke up with your boyfriend. You can say to your friends: “I told Juan it’s over between us. It’s a done deal.”
When you graduate from college and finally get your diploma, it’s a done deal. You are officially a college graduate.
Say you put in an application to live in an apartment, and you’re waiting to hear whether you got it or not. You should probably keep looking for apartments until you are sure that it’s a done deal.
Examples
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“We signed the papers and it’s a done deal. We own a house now!”
“When my grandfather saw my grandmother for the first time, it was a done deal. They were married six months later.”
“I think I’ve got the job, but it’s not a done deal yet. They said they would call me tomorrow.”