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(idiomatic) In a way that is conclusive and final. quotations examples
[…] she was dozing in the elbow-chair, having refused to lie down, saying, She should soon, she hoped, lie down for good.
1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, London, Volume 7, Letter 53, p. 200
“ […] do you take it as a dead man is dead for good, or do he come alive again?”
1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 26, in Treasure Island, London: Cassell, page 207
Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes. I thought it was there for good so I never tried.
1971, Leonard Cohen (lyrics and music), “Famous Blue Raincoat”
He […] unbuttons the bottom of his jacket so the rumors can be dispelled for good: he no longer wears his double belts.
2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, New York: Norton, Book 3