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once and for all
Idioms and Phrases
As a settled matter, finally, permanently, as in Once and for all, we're not hiring that organist again , or We've settled that question once and for all . This expression is in effect an abbreviation for “one time and for all time.” [Late 1400s]Example Sentences
“With your vote in this election, you can show them once and for all, that this nation does not belong to them. This nation belongs to you.”
As we watch Emilia clasping on her bra, readying to leave the hospital once and for all, she’s trying out her new name for size.
After sharing 21 years in the spotlight, the boys say the hook for the upcoming shows is them settling once and for all the "underlying rivalry" between them.
“This is to end once and for all. This is why Georgia needs the ruling party to win a constitutional majority in the 26 October elections.”
The questions and second-guessing will continue until this is cleared up once and for all.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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