couru d'avance

French

Etymology

Perhaps from an expression such as la course était courue d'avance (“the race was already run, the race was as good as run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ʁy d‿a.vɑ̃s/

Adjective

couru d’avance (feminine courue d’avance, masculine plural courus d’avance, feminine plural courues d’avance)

1. foregone, predictable

   Synonym: prévisible

   C’était couru d’avance. ― It was a foregone conclusion.

See also

• les jeux sont faits