Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
foregone conclusion \foregone conclusion\ n. An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty.
Wiktionary
n. A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without any consideration.
WordNet
n. an inevitable ending [syn: matter of course]
something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn: certainty, sure thing] [ant: uncertainty]
Wikipedia
Foregone Conclusion is a rock band fronted by the comedian Ricky Gervais as his character David Brent from UK comedy TV series The Office.
Usage examples of "foregone conclusion".
Bloodshed would result that was a foregone conclusion - but only a fool would initiate an assault in the heart of Mara's estate, with her army gathered to pay honor to Ayaki.
Bloodshed would result -that was a foregone conclusion - but only a fool would initiate an assault in the heart of Mara's estate, with her army gathered to pay honor to Ayaki.
Bloodshed would result thatwas a foregone conclusion - but only a fool wouldinitiate an assault in the heart of Mara's estate, with herarmy gathered to pay honor to Ayaki.
Neither wanted to answer, although I think they knew, then, that death was a foregone conclusion.
Both he and Serena considered it a foregone conclusion that they would wed, a rare perfect match of politics, acceptable bloodlines, and romance.
It is a foregone conclusion that they were under surveillance by the ATF and FBI.
She'd also had months of Ruy's charming company to make her answer a foregone conclusion.
This, at a time when most Lords accepted that Mara's death was a foregone conclusion.
And there was the voodoo factor and I didn't know how long I could stand up to it because at the Red Orchid last night I'd felt a degree of vulnerability I'd never known before and it had worried me in the background of my mind - I'd almost accepted the foregone conclusion that Kishnar would make his kill, inevitably, and all I'd been doing was running around the place like a rat in a trap, working out the escape mechanisms I couldn't have hoped to trigger once he was inside the building.