English idioms & proverbs (1,881 entries)

for all the world

Completely or exactly

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for all the world to see

Completely visible or apparent to everyone

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for all time

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for beans

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for Britain

on behalf of or representing the United Kingdom

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for chrissake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for crying out loud

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for dear life

with all one's strength or effort

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for England

to do something for the benefit of one's country

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for fear of

to prevent something unwanted from happening

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for fear that

Because someone is worried that something might happen

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for fuck's sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for fucking out loud

Expressing extreme frustration or annoyance

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for fudge's sake

an expression of frustration or annoyance

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for good

permanently or forever

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for good and all

permanently or definitively

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for good measure

in addition to what is already done

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for goodness' sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for goodness' sakes

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for grins

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for heaven's sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for Ireland

to support or cheer for Ireland

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for keeps

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for life

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for mercy's sake

Used to express strong emotion or urgency

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for my money

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for old times' sake

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for once

happening one time when it is not expected

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for one thing

for one reason, among others

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for one's life

with all one's might or effort

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for one's particular

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for pity's sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for real and for true

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for reasons

for unknown or unspecified reasons

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for Scotland

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for shits and giggles

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for shits and grins

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for show

done to impress others, not for actual use

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for that matter

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for the ages

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for the birds

Completely useless or unimportant

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for the book

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for the chop

likely to be discarded or dismissed

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for the fuck of it

Doing something for no reason or purpose

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for the hell of it

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for the love of

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for the love of me

Used to express strong emotions like frustration or exasperation

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for the love of the game

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for the most part

Mainly or mostly, with some exceptions

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for the nonce

for the present time

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for the plot

included to advance the storyline

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for the record

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for the taking

Available to be obtained or used with little effort

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for the time being

Temporarily, until a later time

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for this once

Used to make an exception to a rule

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for toffee

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for two pins

very willingly or eagerly

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for Wales

completely or entirely

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for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost

Small oversights can lead to significant consequences

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for XYZ reasons

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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English · United States 1881

for all the world

for all the world to see

for all time

for beans

for Britain

for chrissake

for crying out loud

for dear life

for England

for fear of

for fear that

for fuck's sake

for fucking out loud

for fudge's sake

for good

for good and all

for good measure

for goodness' sake

for goodness' sakes

for grins

for heaven's sake

for Ireland

for keeps

for life

for mercy's sake

for my money

for old times' sake

for once

for one thing

for one's life

for one's particular

for pity's sake

for real and for true

for reasons

for Scotland

for shits and giggles

for shits and grins

for show

for that matter

for the ages

for the birds

for the book

for the chop

for the fuck of it

for the hell of it

for the love of

for the love of me

for the love of the game

for the most part

for the nonce

for the plot

for the record

for the taking

for the time being

for this once

for toffee

for two pins

for Wales

for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost

for XYZ reasons