les jeux sont faits
/leɪ ˌʒəː sɒ̃ ˈfeɪ/noun
‘The stakes are set’: in roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in James Joyce (1882–1941), writer. From French les jeux sont faits, lit. ‘the games are made’ from les, plural definite article + jeux, plural of jeu game + sont, 3rd person plural present indicative of être to be + faits, plural of fait, past participle of faire to do.
- cross swords
- crosstalk
- cross that bridge when one comes to it
- cross the floor
- cross the T
- cross tie
- cross-tolerance
- cross-town
- cross-train
- cross trainer
- cross training
- crosstrees
- cross vault
- cross-voting
- crosswalk
- crossway
- crossways
- crosswind
- crosswise
- crossword
- crossword puzzle
- crosswort
- crostata
- crostini
- crotal