单词 | to take as done |
释义 | > as lemmasto take (something) as done b. to take (something) as done: to treat (something) as if it has been, or shortly will be, done. Frequently in imperative as an assurance that something will be done. Cf. to take (something) as read at read v. Phrases 9. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (intransitive)] > assume completion to take (something) as done1656 1656 A. Burgess CXLV Expository Serm. lxxiv. 392 Should the faith of a godly man turn the future tense into the present, and what God saith he will do, to take as done already. 1795 Mod. Rep. (ed. 5) 9 391 As this is a covenant for valuable consideration for a thing to be done, this Court ought to take it as done. 1893 E. F. Benson Dodo I. i. 9 You haven't congratulated me. Never mind, we'll take that as done. 1919 K. Howard Peculiar Major vi. 77 ‘Let me have a quiet night to-night, and you can treat me like a prize turkey for the rest of my stay.’ ‘Take it as done,’ said she. 1999 E. K. Sedgwick Dialogue on Love 91 Shannon (perhaps wildly): Pat you on the head? Tell you it'll be all right? Me: Oh, I'm taking that as done. 2010 E. Cameron tr. P. Dijan Unforgivable 112 You have my word. I'll come and sign my books. I will sit behind a stall. Take it as done, old friend. < as lemmas |
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