play for keeps

1. To play a game in which the wagers are kept by the winner at the end. We're playing for keeps here, so don't bet anything you can't live without.2. To do something with a great amount of seriousness because the outcome will be permanent or have a major impact. Stock brokers at this level deal with multi-million-dollar transactions, so they are always playing for keeps. The playoffs are when everyone really starts playing for keeps.See also: keep, play

play for keeps

to do things with permanent effect; to be serious in one's actions. (From the game of marbles, where the winner actually keeps all the marbles won.) Are we playing for keeps or can we give everything back at the end of the game? We are playing for keeps, so be careful of what you do.See also: keep, play

play for keeps

engage in an activity with ruthless determination and single-mindedness. 2003 Inc. Magazine The infamously tough buyers at Wal-Mart, he says, play for keeps. If you're a small vendor, and you fail them once, they'll never forget. You're on their shitlist for life. See also: keep, play

play for keeps

in. to take serious and permanent actions. (Refers to playing a game where the money won is not returned at the end of the game.) I always play for keeps. See also: keep, play

单词	play for keeps
释义	play for keeps play for keeps 1. To play a game in which the wagers are kept by the winner at the end. We're playing for keeps here, so don't bet anything you can't live without.2. To do something with a great amount of seriousness because the outcome will be permanent or have a major impact. Stock brokers at this level deal with multi-million-dollar transactions, so they are always playing for keeps. The playoffs are when everyone really starts playing for keeps.See also: keep, play play for keeps to do things with permanent effect; to be serious in one's actions. (From the game of marbles, where the winner actually keeps all the marbles won.) Are we playing for keeps or can we give everything back at the end of the game? We are playing for keeps, so be careful of what you do.See also: keep, play play for keeps engage in an activity with ruthless determination and single-mindedness. 2003 Inc. Magazine The infamously tough buyers at Wal-Mart, he says, play for keeps. If you're a small vendor, and you fail them once, they'll never forget. You're on their shitlist for life. See also: keep, play play for keeps in. to take serious and permanent actions. (Refers to playing a game where the money won is not returned at the end of the game.) I always play for keeps. See also: keep, play
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