“forthe”

The following 57 entries include the term forthe.

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(all) for the best

idiom

used to say that something will have a good result even though it was not the intended result

ask for the moon

idiom

: to ask for something that is very difficult or impossible to get

be (in) for the high jump

idiom

: to be certain to be punished

cry for the moon

idiom

: to ask for something that is very difficult or impossible to get

for the asking

idiom

used to indicate that something is readily available for someone to have or take

for the best

idiom

: having or producing a better result : in a way that will achieve the best result

for the better

idiom

: so as to produce improvement

for the chop

idiom

used to say that someone is going to lose a job or that something is being stopped or canceled or eliminated

for the common/public good

idiom

: in order to help or benefit everyone

for the duration

idiom

: until the end of something often + of

for the good of

idiom

: in order to help (someone or something)

for the hell of it

idiom

: for the fun of doing something : without having a particular reason

for the life of one

idiom

: in any way at all used to say that one is unable to remember or understand something

for the love of God

idiom

used to give added force to an angry statement

for the love of Mike/Pete

idiom

used to give added force to an angry statement

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