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A Writer's Dictionary:

no sooner said than done Definition


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sooner
adverb
    1. Earlier than previously thought.
    2. Preferably.
      Example: I'd sooner die than go back there
Idiom: no sooner ... than ...
    Immediately after ... then ....
      Example: No sooner had I mentioned his name than he appeared
Idiom: no sooner said than done
    Said of a request, promise, etc: immediately fulfilled.
Idiom: sooner or later
    Eventually.


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