well done - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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well done (comparative more well done, superlative most well done)

  1. (idiomatic) Performed well.
    It was a job well done.
    • 2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 52:
      "We've never looked on the Borders Railway as it stands as a job well done. It's part one of a job well done."
    • 2023 March 26, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      They survived a poor second half in Italy and a drab first half-hour here but the end results certainly count as a job well done.
  2. (cooking) Well-cooked.
    1. (specifically, of meat) Cooked through to the center.
      She liked her steaks well done.

performed well

well cooked

well done

  1. An exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement.
    Well done, John. Here's a biscuit for you.

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