a foregone conclusion

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   if you say that sth is a foregone conclusion, you mean that it is a result that is certain to happen

   You mustn't upset yourself, my dear. The verdict's a foregone conclusion.

   I'm going to pick a fight.

In the movies · 3

• I'm going to pick a fight.Braveheart1995
• Oh, but that was a foregone conclusion...The Bishop's Wife1947
• You mustn't upset yourself, my dear. The verdict's a foregone conclusion.A Passage to India1984
• "It's a foregone conclusion, Jimmy."The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent2022
• Confrontation might be a foregone conclusion, milord, but, nonetheless, I think we should deliver the king's terms.Braveheart1995

Learn it in full scenes

• A Passage to India1984
  • Aziz Meets Mrs Moore in the Mosque
  • The Bridge Party at the Club
  • Aziz Invites Them to the Marabar Caves