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a foregone conclusion

phrase

B2CEFR level
42/100Rarity: uncommon
NeutralRegister

A result that is obvious and certain before it happens.

With such a strong lead, the election result was a foregone conclusion.

Similar: a certainty, a done deal

Topic: Cambridge C2 Proficiency in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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