ONCE AND FOR ALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does once and for all mean? 

• ONCE AND FOR ALL (adverb)
  The adverb ONCE AND FOR ALL has 1 sense:

1. in a conclusive way

  Familiarity information: ONCE AND FOR ALL used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONCE AND FOR ALL (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a conclusive way

Synonyms:

conclusively; once and for all

Context example:

we settled the problem conclusively

 Context examples 

Now that I have got so far, I had best proceed on my own lines, and then clear the whole matter up once and for all.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I saw lights in the cottage as I came down. We shall settle it now once and for all.”

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)