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fate is sealed

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someone's fate is sealed
Fig. the destiny of somene has been determined. When the driver finally saw that the bridge was out, he knew his fate was sealed.
See also: fate, seal


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The characters she describes--AP Harry, Taylor Rockefeller and Maya Kaluantharana, neighbors in an upscale Washington suburb--each react differently to the pressure exerted by their parents, teachers, counselors, peers and, most importantly, themselves as they live through April of their junior year to March of their senior year, by which time their fate is sealed along with their acceptance/deferral/rejection letters.
Once he ``stinks of blood,'' though, his fate is sealed.
They may come singly, or in couples or even in a threesome, but there is no safety in numbers, for their fate is sealed the moment they step down the gangplank.
 
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