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“for some”

The following 3 entries include the term for some.

for some reason or another

idiom

: for a reason unknown to the speaker

for some reason or other

idiom

used when the specific details about why something is or was done are not important or have been forgotten

for some strange reason

idiom

used to say that there is no ordinary or usual reason for something


Challenging Standardized Test Words

  • high school student holding a pencil leaning over a sat test
  • Despite the cacophony, the student tried to study.
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