For keeps

For keeps
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  • for keeps — {adv. phr.} 1. For the winner to keep. * /They played marbles for keeps./ 2. {informal} For always; forever, * /He left town for keeps./ Syn.: FOR GOOD. 3. Seriously, not just for fun. * /This is not a joke, it s for keeps./ Often used in the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for keeps — {adv. phr.} 1. For the winner to keep. * /They played marbles for keeps./ 2. {informal} For always; forever, * /He left town for keeps./ Syn.: FOR GOOD. 3. Seriously, not just for fun. * /This is not a joke, it s for keeps./ Often used in the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for keeps — phrasal 1. a. with the provision that one keep what one has won < played marbles for keeps > b. with deadly seriousness 2. for an indefinitely long time ; permanently 3. with the result of ending the matter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • For Keeps (film) — Infobox Film name = For Keeps image size = caption = Theatrical release poster director = John G. Avildsen producer = Jerry Belson Walter Coblenz writer = Denise DeClue Tim Kazurinsky narrator = starring = Molly Ringwald Randall Batinkoff Kenneth …   Wikipedia

  • Playing for Keeps — The name Playing for Keeps may refer to:* Playing for Keeps (Elvis song), a 1956 hit by Elvis Presley * Playing for Keeps (Eddie Money album), a 1980 album by Eddie Money * Playing for Keeps (film), a 1986 comedy * Playing for Keeps (book), a… …   Wikipedia

  • play for keeps — {v. phr.} To take an action of finality and irreversibility. * / Are you serious about me? she asked. Yes, he replied. I want to marry you. I play for keeps. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • play for keeps — {v. phr.} To take an action of finality and irreversibility. * / Are you serious about me? she asked. Yes, he replied. I want to marry you. I play for keeps. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Mine for Keeps — (OCLC 522612) is a 1962 book by the Canadian children s author Jean Little. At the time she wrote Mine for Keeps, Little was teaching in a school for the disabled. She has said that she wrote it because she d tired of reading her students… …   Wikipedia

  • Playing for Keeps (Eddie Money album) — Infobox Album | Name = Playing for Keeps Type = studio Artist = Eddie Money Released = 1980 Recorded = Genre = Rock / Pop Length = 36:32 Label = Columbia Producer = Ron Nevison Reviews = Last album = Life for the Taking (1978) This album =… …   Wikipedia

  • Playing for Keeps (film) — Infobox Film name = Playing for Keeps image size = caption = Theatrical release poster director = Bob Harvey Weinstein producer = writer = Bob Harvey Weinstein narrator = starring = Daniel Jordano Matthew Penn Leon W. Grant music = George Acogny… …   Wikipedia

  • for good — also[for good and all] Permanently, forever, for always. * /The lost money was gone for good./ * /He hoped that the repairs would stop the leak for good./ * /When John graduated from school, he decided that he was done with study for good and all …   Dictionary of American idioms


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