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Dudumuzik Posted 19 years ago
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Done playing games

Is it ok to say sentences below?if so,why "done" is used here ?

(1) Now, if you and your brother are done playing games,LJ will be fine. (From Prison break script)



(2) Marketplace: Nasdaq's done playing games (a headline from Google )
  

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"To be done doing something" means to have finished doing something, so teh sentences mean they have stopped playing games, they're not playing games anymore

  • "To be done doing something" means to have finished doing something, so teh sentences mean they have stopped playing games, they're not playing games anymore
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"To be done doing something" means to have finished doing something, so teh sentences mean they have stopped playing games, they're not playing games anymore

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