From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe a foregone conclusionbe a foregone conclusionCERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto be certain to happen, even though it has not yet officially happened The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion. → conclusion
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be a foregone conclusion• Ian's bound to get the job -- it's a foregone conclusion.• It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Tiger Woods would win the tournament.• But the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• Some commentators and businessmen have suggested that the successful privatization of the National Freight Corporation was a foregone conclusion.• The last three elections were all foregone conclusions.• For three more years, Masada continued to hold out, but its fall was a foregone conclusion.• They never had to plan their shared parenting; it was a foregone conclusion.• It is a foregone conclusion that the homosexual laws will not be reformed yet.• The result was a foregone conclusion.• But none of these is a foregone conclusion.• Do not be deterred from exercising your right of appeal by the belief that the outcome will be a foregone conclusion.be a foregone conclusionbe a foregone conclusionCERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain, even though it has not happened yet The election result was a foregone conclusion. → foregone conclusionExamples from the Corpus
be a foregone conclusion• But the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• Some commentators and businessmen have suggested that the successful privatization of the National Freight Corporation was a foregone conclusion.• For three more years, Masada continued to hold out, but its fall was a foregone conclusion.• They never had to plan their shared parenting; it was a foregone conclusion.• It is a foregone conclusion that the homosexual laws will not be reformed yet.• The result was a foregone conclusion.• But none of these is a foregone conclusion.• Do not be deterred from exercising your right of appeal by the belief that the outcome will be a foregone conclusion. 