fait accompli; done deal
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
the rice is cooked; what's done is done; an irreversible situation
Often implies resignation or helplessness about an irreversible outcome. Used when a situation has become final and cannot be undone.
Jì既
rán然
shēng生
mǐ米
zhǔ煮
chéng成
shú熟
fàn饭
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
jiē接
shòu受
xiàn现
shí实
。
Since the rice is already cooked, we can only accept the reality.
Tā他
men们
shēng生
mǐ米
zhǔ煮
chéng成
shú熟
fàn饭
，
fù父
mǔ母
yě也
zhǐ只
hǎo好
tóng同
yì意
hūn婚
shì事
。
They had already made it a fait accompli, so their parents had no choice but to agree to the marriage.
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Hé合
tong同
yǐ已
jīng经
qiān签
le了
，
shēng生
mǐ米
zhǔ煮
chéng成
shú熟
fàn饭
，
wú无
fǎ法
fǎn反
huǐ悔
。
The contract has already been signed; it's a done deal and cannot be reversed.