"once and for all" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "once and for all (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They replaced the entire door, in hopes of correcting the sticking and squeaking once and for all."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Finally, permanently, conclusively."
      ],
      "id": "once_and_for_all-adv",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "mek ew əndmišt",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "մեկ և ընդմիշտ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "d'una vez"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vednǎž zavinagi",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "веднъж завинаги"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "d'una vegada"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "一勞永逸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "yīláoyǒngyì",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "一劳永逸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "jednou provždy"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "definitive"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "lopullisesti"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "une fois pour toutes"
        },
        {
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "une volte par simpri"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ertxel da samudamod",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "ერთხელ და სამუდამოდ"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "ein für allemal"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "ein für alle Mal"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ápax dia pantós",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "άπαξ δια παντός"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kathápax",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "tags": [
            "Ancient"
          ],
          "word": "καθάπαξ"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "פעם אחת ולתמיד‎"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "egyszer s mindenkorra"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "una volta per tutte"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kippari-to",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "きっぱりと"
        },
        {
          "alt": "こんどかぎり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kondo-kagiri",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "今度限り"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "semel pro semper"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "reiz par visām reizēm"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "tags": [
            "Bokmål"
          ],
          "word": "en gang for alle"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "tags": [
            "Nynorsk"
          ],
          "word": "ein gong for alle"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "raz na zawsze"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "de uma vez por todas"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "odată pentru totdeauna"
        },
        {
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "ina giada per adina"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raz i navsegdá",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "раз и навсегда́"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "de una vez"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "de una vez por todas"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "de una vez para siempre"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "en gång för alla"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "wakasan"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "nihai olarak"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "son olarak"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "raz i nazavždý",
          "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
          "word": "раз і назавжди́"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "word": "once and for all"
}

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "once and for all (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "for good"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek redlinks",
        "Ancient Greek redlinks/t",
        "English adverbs",
        "English coordinated pairs",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English uncomparable adverbs",
        "Russian redlinks",
        "Russian redlinks/t+",
        "Spanish redlinks",
        "Spanish redlinks/t"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They replaced the entire door, in hopes of correcting the sticking and squeaking once and for all."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Finally, permanently, conclusively."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mek ew əndmišt",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "մեկ և ընդմիշտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "d'una vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vednǎž zavinagi",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "веднъж завинаги"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "d'una vegada"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "一勞永逸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "yīláoyǒngyì",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "一劳永逸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "jednou provždy"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "definitive"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "lopullisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "une fois pour toutes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "une volte par simpri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ertxel da samudamod",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "ერთხელ და სამუდამოდ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "ein für allemal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "ein für alle Mal"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ápax dia pantós",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "άπαξ δια παντός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kathápax",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "tags": [
        "Ancient"
      ],
      "word": "καθάπαξ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "פעם אחת ולתמיד‎"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "egyszer s mindenkorra"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "una volta per tutte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kippari-to",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "きっぱりと"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こんどかぎり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kondo-kagiri",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "今度限り"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "semel pro semper"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "reiz par visām reizēm"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "tags": [
        "Bokmål"
      ],
      "word": "en gang for alle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "tags": [
        "Nynorsk"
      ],
      "word": "ein gong for alle"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "raz na zawsze"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "de uma vez por todas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "odată pentru totdeauna"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "ina giada per adina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raz i navsegdá",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "раз и навсегда́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "de una vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "de una vez por todas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "de una vez para siempre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "en gång för alla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "wakasan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "nihai olarak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "son olarak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "raz i nazavždý",
      "sense": "Finally, permanently, conclusively",
      "word": "раз і назавжди́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "once and for all"
}