les jeux sont faits
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French les jeux sont faits (literally “the games are made”). Earliest use found in James Joyce (1882–1941) in the 1920s.
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
les jeux sont faits
- (gambling) In roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.
- Synonyms: no more bets, the stakes are set, rien ne va plus
- (idiomatic) Things have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.
- Synonym: the die is cast
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References[edit]
- “les jeux sont faits”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “the games are made”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
- (gambling) les jeux sont faits, the stakes are set (call made by the croupier)
- Synonym: rien ne va plus
- (idiomatic) the die is cast, les jeux sont faits (things have reached an irreversible point)
- Synonyms: le sort en est jeté, les dés sont jetés
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