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Definition |
someone or something is beyond repair |
Examples |
1) If she doesn't study for the final
exam, she's a goner.
2) The car's engine is smoking, it's a
goner. |
Etymology |
It's believed to come from the verb
"go," as in "going away" or "going to die." |
Synonyms |
doomed, finished |
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