done for

• Umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck dafür, dass jemand verloren ist, scheitern wird, sterben muss oder besiegt wird; auch für etwas, das ruiniert oder am Ende ist.

An informal expression meaning to be in a situation where one is certain to fail, die, or be defeated; to be ruined or finished.

1. In serious trouble or doomedB2informal

   In a situation where failure, death, or destruction is inevitable.

   Erledigt

   • If the police find the evidence, we are done for.
   • After the engine failed, the pilot knew they were done for.
   • He forgot to pay the rent again; he's done for this time.

2. Exhausted or ruinedB2informal

   Completely worn out, broken, or no longer usable.

   Erschöpft oder ruiniert

   • My old laptop is done for; it won't even turn on.
   • After running the marathon, his legs were done for.
   • The storm left the crops done for.