Topic: COOKING
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done2 [not before noun, no comparative]
1 finished or completed [= finished]: 
The job's nearly done.
finished
The job's nearly done. somebody is done (with something) (=someone has finished doing or using something) As soon as I'm done, I'll give you a call. Are you done with this magazine?
As soon as I'm done, I'll give you a call.Are you done with this magazine?2DFC cooked enough to eat [↪ overdone, underdone]: Is the pasta done yet?
cooked
Is the pasta done yet?3 to be in serious trouble or likely to fail : If we get caught, we're done for.
be done for
informalIf we get caught, we're done for.5 to be socially acceptable : Showing affection in public just isn't done in Japan.
be done
also be the done thing British EnglishShowing affection in public just isn't done in Japan.6 used to tell someone to stop thinking about or trying to decide something because they have already done this enough : Just buy it and have done with it!
be done with it
have done with it British EnglishJust buy it and have done with it!7 to be deceived or cheated : If you paid £50, you were done, mate!
be done
British English informalIf you paid £50, you were done, mate!8 to be caught by the police for doing something illegal, but usually not too serious
be/get done
SCCSCP British English informal9 an agreement that has been made and cannot be changed : The merger is far from a done deal.
a done deal
informalThe merger is far from a done deal.
