He's toast.

FredPuli43 | 16:32 Mon 12th Nov 2012 | Phrases & Sayings

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Where does the expression 'he's toast' come from? Is it recent? Toast is edible, though it is but bread heated and browned; it has its uses, so what is the idea behind the expression?

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From the New York Times Magazine... ''Hey, dude. You're toast, man'' was a passage in The St. Petersburg Times of Oct. 1, 1987, the earliest citation the Oxford English Dictionary research staff has of this usage. ''Actually, the trendiest way of saying someone is finished is to say 'He's toast,' '' wrote the columnist George Will the following year. ''The...

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