once and for all

ADVERB

[/wʌns ænd fɔːr ɔːl/]

finally and permanently; in a way that settles something completely and definitively

💡 Concept

She signed the divorce papers once and for all, closing that chapter forever.

🎵 Rhyme

Break the wall once and for all, watch it fall!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/wʌns ænd fɔːr ɔːl/

🇬🇧 UK/wʌns ænd fɔːr ɔːl/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

allcallfallwall

all

call

fall

wall

🔗Collocations

settle once and for all

decide once and for all

end once and for all

prove once and for all

resolve once and for all

stop once and for all

📝Examples

“I'm going to clean my messy room once and for all this weekend.”

😄 Fun example

“Let's decide once and for all: pizza or chicken for dinner?”

“The new law will ban smoking in public places once and for all.”

😄 Fun example

“My mom threw away my old toys once and for all, saying I'm too old for them.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

permanentlydefinitivelyfinallyconclusivelycompletely

Antonyms

temporarilyprovisionallypartially

foreverultimatelythoroughlyentirely

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once and for all — finally and permanently; in a way that settles something completely and definitively

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