Once and for all In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "once and for all", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2023-08-30 03:08

Meaning of Once and for all

Once and for all phrase

Permanently or finally

I'm going to stop smoking once and for all.

I only played this game once and for all.

Other phrases about:

so near and yet so far.

One very nearly achieved or got something, but  in the end you just failed, or there is still some difficulty to do before that can happen.

till/until kingdom come

Forever or eternally

until hell freezes over

1. Used to indicate something lasts forever

2. Said when you believe something will never happen

all in due time

If you say that you can do something all in due time, you mean that you can ultimately finish at an appropriate time.

till (one) (is) blue in the face

If you do something “till you are blue in the face”, you do it with many efforts but receive no or less success.

 

Origin of Once and for all

This phrase dates back to the fourteenth century.

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