| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. A phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to one who has been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled. [Colloq.].[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: DONE BROWN
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| Done brown | A phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to one who has been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled. [Colloq.]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: DONE BROWN
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| Done Brown | Literature | He was done brown. Completely bamboozled or made a fool of. This is a variety of the many expressions of a similar meaning connected with cooking, such as "I gave him a roasting," "I cooked his goose," "I cut him into mince-meat," "I put him into a pretty stew," "I settled his hash," "He was dished up," "He was well dressed" [drubbed], "He was served out," etc. (See Cooking.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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