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View synonyms for once and for all

once and for all



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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]
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Example Sentences

The less urbanized Persian empire recovered first and seized the chance to launch a once-and-for-all war against depleted Rome.

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