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once and for all

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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]

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Words nearby once and for all

on borrowed time, live, ONC, on call, on-camera, once, once and for all, Once bitten, twice shy, once in a blue moon, once in a lifetime, once in a while, Once more unto the breach, dear friends
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Words related to once and for all

conclusively, in conclusion, sooner or later, after all, at last, at long last, in the end, it's about time