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FOR KEEPS

Pronunciation (US):

• FOR KEEPS (adverb)
The adverb FOR KEEPS has 1 sense:

1. for the winner to keep all

Familiarity information: FOR KEEPS used as an adverb is very rare.

• FOR KEEPS (adverb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

For the winner to keep all

Context example:

they played for keeps

"Up a creek without a paddle."
(English proverb)
"The more you know, the less you need."
(Aboriginal Australian proverbs)
"He fasted for a whole year and then broke his fast with an onion."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who puts off something will lose it."
(Corsican proverb)

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