a done deal

If something such as a plan or project is a done deal, it has been completed or arranged and it cannot be changed. This expression is used mainly in American English.

We're rushing it as fast as we can, and it ought to be a done deal by the middle of next week.

The pact is far from being a done deal. It must be ratified by the legislative bodies of all three countries.

get a raw deal

You can say that someone gets a raw deal when you feel that they have been treated unfairly or badly. Verbs such as `have' and `give' are often used instead of `get'.

must ask why bank customers get such a raw deal. And then find ways to make sure they get treated fairly in future.

White people were gloomy about prospects for racial harmony, with 53 per cent seeing no end to racial tension from 44 per cent in and 30 per cent thinking Blacks got a raw deal in the job market.

I have seen numerous cases where the foreign-born minority were given a raw deal and were treated as second-class or third-class citizens.