delivered イディオム
signed, sealed, and delivered
Idiom(s): signed, sealed, and delivered
Theme: LEGAL
formally and officially signed; [for a formal document to be] executed. (Fixed order.)
• Here is the deed to the property—signed, sealed, and delivered.
• I cant begin work on this project until I have the contract signed, sealed, and delivered.
Signed, sealed and delivered
If something's signed, sealed and delivered, it has been done correctly, following all the necessary procedures.
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adj. phr. Finished; completed; in a state of completion. "How is the campus renovation plan for the governor's office coming along?" the dean of the college asked. "Signed, sealed, and delivered," his assistant answered.
Compare: CUT AND DRIED; HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.