They played marbles for keeps.
He left town for keeps.
This is not a joke, it's for keeps.
The policeman knew that the robber was trying to shoot him. He was playing for keeps.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 — may refer to: * For Keeps (album), an album by The Field Mice * For Keeps (film), a 1988 film starring Randall Batinkoff and Molly Ringwald * For Keeps (book), a 1994 book by film critic Pauline Kael … Wikipedia
for keeps — for always, forever He told the boy that he could have the baseball bat for keeps … Idioms and examples
for keeps — [adv] forever for good, permanently, till hell freezes over*; concepts 551,649,798,799 … New thesaurus
for keeps — ► for keeps informal permanently; indefinitely. Main Entry: ↑keep … English terms dictionary
for keeps — adverb for the winner to keep all (Freq. 1) they played for keeps * * * (informal) FOREVER, for ever and ever, for evermore, for always, for good (and all), permanently, in perpetuity; inform … Useful english dictionary
for keeps — adverb a) With an agreement or intention to retain what one gains or receives. When we gamble at poker, we play for keeps. b) To compete seriously, with a strong resolve to win or … Wiktionary
for keeps — mod. forever. □ Does that mean I’m going to have this scar for keeps? □ This is yours for keeps. Enjoy it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
for keeps — informal for ever, or for always Once the army moves in, it will be there for keeps … English dictionary
