once and for all

1. 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

“How can I get you to stop robbing me once and for all?” one asked Economy Minister Luis Caputo on X a year ago.

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"Ofcom needs to go back to the drawing board and bring forward plans to stamp out mid-contract price rises once and for all."

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They’ll know once and for all come December, when “Avengers: Doomsday” hits theaters.

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This would remove him from your financial life completely, and put the matter to rest once and for all.

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Drama ensues, and that’s where we humans come in, helping the puppets crack the case before we’re banned from their world once and for all.

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