for good | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)In awaythat isconclusiveandfinal.Synonyms:definitively,forever,for good and all,once and for all,permanently;see alsoThesaurus:finallyHyponym:for keepsA bad haircut is no fun, but at least you’re not stuck with itfor good, only until it grows out.1711July 16 (date written; Gregorian calendar),Jonathan Swift, “[Dr. Swift’s Journal to Stella.] Letter XXVI.”, inThomas Sheridan,John Nichols, editors,The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift,[…], new edition, volume XV, London:[…]J[oseph]Johnson,[…], published1801,→OCLC,page85:This day I left Chelseafor good(that's a genteel phrase) and am got into Suffolk street.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LIII. Mr. Belford, to Robert Lovelace, Esq.”, inClarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady:[…], volume VII, London:[…]S[amuel]Richardson;[…],→OCLC,page200:[S]he was dozing in the elbovv-chair, having refuſed to lie dovvn, ſaying, She ſhould ſoon, ſhe hoped, lie dovvnfor good.1881–1882,Robert Louis Stevenson, “Israel Hands”, inTreasure Island, London; Paris:Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883,→OCLC, part V (My Sea Adventure),page207:Well, now, I'm no scholar, and you're a lad as can read and figure; and, to put it straight, do you take it as a dead man is deadfor good, or do he come alive again?1936June 30,Margaret Mitchell, chapter XXXII, inGone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company,→OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company,1944,→OCLC, part IV,page540:What I want is to get out of this fix,for good—so I can go to sleep at night without worrying over what's going to happen to me tomorrow, and next month, and next year.1971March 19,Leonard Cohen(lyrics and music), “Famous Blue Raincoat”, inSongs of Love and Hate, New York, N.Y.:Columbia Records,→OCLC; lyrics republished inStranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs, Toronto, Ont.:McClelland & Stewart,1993,→ISBN,page153:Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes. I thought it was therefor goodso I never tried.1995,Gary Barlow, “Back for Good”, inNobody Else, performed byTake That:Whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn't mean it / I just want you backfor good2019,Maaza Mengiste,The Shadow King, New York, N.Y.:W[illiam] W[arder] Norton & Company,→ISBN, book 3:He[…]unbuttons the bottom of his jacket so the rumors can be dispelledfor good: he no longer wears his double belts.

Examples:

EN: Why should I return evil for good?
ES: ¿Por qué iría a devolver mal por bien?
EN: This man, let alone may become as great a power for good as he was for evil.
ES: "Déjelo libre, puede sembrar tanto bien como maldad sembraba antes."
EN: Medardus, soon our enemies will separate us for good!
ES: ¡Medardus, pronto los enemigos nos separarán para siempre!
EN: - I have already given up my life as a woman for good.
ES: Ya he renunciado a mi vida de mujer para siempre.
EN: It's been 2 months now since I left Russia... -for good.
ES: Hace 2 meses que me fui de Rusia... para siempre.
EN: "If your mother and that old harridan are not out of this house... by the time I come back. I'll clear out for good.
ES: "Si tu madre y esa vieja bruja no se han ido de esta casa antes de que vuelva, me largo para siempre.
EN: Now for good sleep.
ES: Ahora, a dormir bien.
EN: If he opens the outer door and outside there's no breathable atmosphere, then we're done for good!
ES: Si abre la puerta exterior y fuera no hay atmósfera, ¡estaremos perdidos sin remedio!
EN: It looks like she's gone this time, for good.
ES: Diría que esta vez se ha marchado para siempre.
EN: "When the men in power don't like someone, he's gone. But when we don't like someone, he's bound to stay for good."
ES: Si a los de arriba no les gusta uno, tiene que irse... pero si a nosotros no nos gusta uno...
EN: With all respect, I'd rather trade your ship for good news from Sheridan.
ES: Con todos mis respetos, señor,... yo cambiaba su barco por buenas noticias de Sheridan.
EN: You'll be rid of me for good, and me of you.
ES: Te librarás de mí para siempre, y yo me libraré de ti.
EN: Covered. I always do that for good luck.
ES: Eso siempre me da buena suerte.
EN: I come back for good.
ES: He vuelto para siempre.
EN: You think you come back for good.
ES: Crees que has vuelto para siempre.

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