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View synonyms for for keeps

for keeps

  1. In earnest, seriously, as in We're separating for keeps . [Late 1800s]

  2. For the winner to retain, as in You can't take the marbles back; we were playing for keeps . [Mid-1800s]

  3. For an indefinitely long time, forever, as in She is leaving town for keeps .



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