Idioms

a foregone conclusion

This page is about the idiom a foregone conclusion

Meaning

You can say the result of something is a foregone conclusion if everyone knows what it's going to be before it happens.

For example

  • Everyone thinks it's a foregone conclusion that Roger will win, but I'm not so sure.

  • The result of the election is a foregone conclusion thanks to the government's control of vote counting.

Note:
We can say "a foregone conclusion", but not "the foregone conclusion".

Quick Quiz

If the prince is running in a race, the result is a foregone conclusion because

a. everyone else will let him win

b. everyone else will try really hard

c. everyone else will be disqualified
a) everyone else will let him win b) everyone else will try really hard c) everyone else will be disqualified

Learn idioms easily with
Common English Idioms PDF ebook!

Common English Idioms

Contributor: Matt Errey