for keeps
With an agreement or intention to retain what one gains or receives.
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When we gamble at poker, we play for keeps.
With a strong competitive resolve to win or succeed, as in sports or business.
Usage- broadly
- idiomatic
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"We both got a job to do. They play for keeps and we play for keeps too," Haggans said.
Permanently, so that one can keep something indefinitely.
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The Griswold trophy was presented to its winner, for keeps, since it was the third time she had won it.
Adverb
for the winner to keep all
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they played for keeps