English Dictionary

done brown

形容詞

古風 比較不可

(dated) Thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled.

日本語の意味

完全に騙された、欺かれた、またはごまかされた（現代ではあまり使用されない表現）

We were done brown by the contractor and only discovered the scam after the work was finished.

私たちはその請負業者にすっかり騙され、工事が終わった後でようやく詐欺に気づきました。

意味（1）

(dated) Thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled.

At the mention of the increased amount of odds, the snob took the youngster aside, and said to him, "Look now, by the book, we have the old man done brown; my horse is dead amiss, your cousin's horse you can beat easy, […]