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be toast informal Be or be likely to become finished, defunct, or dead: one mistake and you’re toast...- We first heard about this illegal immigrant, and of course, within a few days, she was toast, if you will, as far as becoming a member of the Bush Cabinet.
- Having predicted several months ago that Kerry was toast, I should probably avoid any more prognostication.
- Well, I'm not so good at predictions - I thought Bush was toast three months ago.
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