have done with
English
Verb
have done with (third-person singular simple present has done with, present participle having done with, simple past and past participle had done with)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To finish; to give up or stop working on.
- He was happy to finally have done with his thesis.
- Let's have done with this silly argument.
- 1904, Jerome K. Jerome, Tommy and Co
- To cut a long story short, I'm willing to take on the job, provided you really want to have done with it.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To end relations with.
- 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, OCLC 3359935:
- "I am tired," said Miss Havisham. "I want diversion, and I have done with men and women. Play."
- 1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, OCLC 1016551263:
- You are an inveterately bad girl, and a false sister, and I have done with you. For ever, I have done with you!
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Synonyms
- (finish): be done with
- (end relations with): be done with
See also
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