baked in the cake
adj.— «As a result, the futures market says a 25-basis-point hike in the federal-funds target, to 5%, at the May 10 meeting is baked in the cake.» —“Back to the Future” by Randall W. Forsyth Barron’s May 1, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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