i play for keeps

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When you play for keeps, you don't just win marbles, you take the other person's marbles and laugh in their face while you do it.

I played for keeps and took all his marbles. He cried. I laughed. He still owes me a snack.

That kid said he was going to beat me. I played for keeps and now he's out of marbles and out of luck.

My brother tried to cheat me. I played for keeps and now he's stuck with his old, broken marbles.

If you play for keeps, you're the kind of person who beats everyone so bad they forget how to breathe.

I play for keeps, and I beat that kid so hard he forgot how to tie his shoes.

She said she'd beat me. I played for keeps and now she's crying in the hallway.

He thought he was tough. I played for keeps and now he's stuck with a broken marble and a broken ego.

If you play for keeps, you don’t need anyone, you’re the best and you know it.

I don’t need no one. I play for keeps and I’m the best.

She asked me to settle down. I said no, I play for keeps and I don’t need her.

He tried to ask me out. I said no, I play for keeps and I’m already with my marbles.