les jeux sont faitsphr.

Brit.

/leɪ ˌʒəː sɒ̃ ˈfeɪ/, U.S.

/leɪ ˌʒə sɔn ˈfeɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French les jeux sont faits.

Etymology: < French les jeux sont faits (1854 or earlier), literally ‘the games are made’ < les , plural definite article + jeux , plural of jeu game (see jeu de dames n.) + sont , 3rd person plural present indicative of être to be (see estre n.) + faits , plural of fait , past participle of faire to do (see fact n.).

‘The stakes are set’: in roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion. Frequently in collocation with rien ne va plus (cf. rien ne va plus phr.).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > roulette > [interjection] > place your bets

rien ne va plus1838

faites vos jeux1867

les jeux sont faits1922

1871 Catal. Exhib. Royal Acad. Arts CIII. 12 The Salon d'Or, Homburg... W. P. Frith, R.A. ‘Le jeu est fait—rien ne va plus.’]

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 477 Sieurs et dames, faites vos jeux! (..Tiny roulette planets fly from his hands.) Les jeux sont faits! (The planets rush together, uttering crepitant cracks.) Rien n'va plus.

1982 Financial Times 21 July 14/5 Discreet murmurs of ‘Les jeux sont faits. Rien ne va plus.’

2003 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 11 May 30 I thought of..James Bond in an immaculate tux sitting across the roulette table..as the croupier says ‘les jeux sont faits.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	les jeux sont faits
释义	les jeux sont faitsphr. Brit. /leɪ ˌʒəː sɒ̃ ˈfeɪ/, U.S. /leɪ ˌʒə sɔn ˈfeɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French les jeux sont faits. Etymology: < French les jeux sont faits (1854 or earlier), literally ‘the games are made’ < les , plural definite article + jeux , plural of jeu game (see jeu de dames n.) + sont , 3rd person plural present indicative of être to be (see estre n.) + faits , plural of fait , past participle of faire to do (see fact n.). ‘The stakes are set’: in roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion. Frequently in collocation with rien ne va plus (cf. rien ne va plus phr.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > roulette > [interjection] > place your bets rien ne va plus1838 faites vos jeux1867 les jeux sont faits1922 1871 Catal. Exhib. Royal Acad. Arts CIII. 12 The Salon d'Or, Homburg... W. P. Frith, R.A. ‘Le jeu est fait—rien ne va plus.’] 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 477 Sieurs et dames, faites vos jeux! (..Tiny roulette planets fly from his hands.) Les jeux sont faits! (The planets rush together, uttering crepitant cracks.) Rien n'va plus. 1982 Financial Times 21 July 14/5 Discreet murmurs of ‘Les jeux sont faits. Rien ne va plus.’ 2003 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 11 May 30 I thought of..James Bond in an immaculate tux sitting across the roulette table..as the croupier says ‘les jeux sont faits.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.1922
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