“for the”

The following 57 entries include the term for the.

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along for the ride

phrase

: in company

bang for the buck

phrase

: value received from outlay or effort

down for the count

idiomatic phrase

: knocked down and unable to get up again before the referee counts to 10 often used figuratively

for the birds

phrase

for the most part

phrase

: in general : on the whole

for the record

phrase

: for public knowledge : on the record

for the rest

phrase

: with regard to remaining issues or needs

for the time being

phrase

: for the present

one for the book

phrase

: an act or occurrence worth noting

par for the course

phrase

: not unusual : normal

baptism for the dead

noun

: the baptism of a living person as proxy for one who has died unbaptized (as practiced in modern times by Mormons)

collect for the day

: a collect appropriate for a particular day of the church year

a change for the better

noun phrase

: an improvement in situation or state of affairs over what was

a change for the worse

noun phrase

: a worsening of a situation or state of affairs from what was

a feast for the eyes

idiom

: very beautiful

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