“forthe”

The following 57 entries include the term forthe.

Entries 31–45 of 57
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for the meantime

idiom

: for the present time : until some time in the future

for the nonce

idiom

: for now : for the moment

for the sake of appearances

idiom

: because other people think it is the proper thing to do

for the sake of it

idiom

: for no particular reason

for the sake of simplicity

idiom

: in order to make something simpler and easier

for the simple reason that

idiom

: because

for the use of

idiom

: available to be used by

for (the) want of

idiom

: because of not having (something) : because (something) does not exist or is not available

for the world

idiom

: for any reason used to make a statement more forceful

free for the taking

idiom

: available if one wants it

go for the jugular

idiom

: to attack or criticize an opponent in a very aggressive way

going for the gold

idiom

: trying to win a gold medal

hope for the best

idiom

: to hope that things will turn out as well as possible

miss the forest for the trees

idiom

: to not understand or appreciate a larger situation, problem, etc., because one is considering only a few parts of it

move in for the kill

idiom

: to come closer to another animal in order to kill it

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