Значение идиомы signed, sealed, and delivered
[signed, sealed, and delivered] {adj. phr.} Finished; completed; ina state of completion.
“How is the campus renovation plan for thegovernor’s office coming along?” the dean of the college asked.”Signed, sealed, and delivered,” his assistant answered.
Compare: CUTAND DRIED; HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.





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