English idioms & proverbs (32,588 entries)

for pity's sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for real and for true

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for reasons

for unknown or unspecified reasons

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for Scotland

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for shits and giggles

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for shits and grins

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for show

done to impress others, not for actual use

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for that matter

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for the ages

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for the birds

Completely useless or unimportant

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for the book

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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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

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for the love of

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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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

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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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

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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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

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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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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forbidden fruit

Something desirable but off-limits

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force down someone's throat

To impose something on someone against their will

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force of habit

An automatic or usual practice

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force someone's hand

To make someone take action or make a decision

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fore and aft

A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.

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foreign and domestic

Relating to both outside and inside a country

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forever and a day

for a very long time

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forever and ever

for a very long time

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forewarned is forearmed

Being prepared for something because you know it might happen

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forget oneself

Behave without restraint or propriety

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forget to take one's medication this morning

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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forget you

used to express anger or dismissal

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forgive and forget

A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.

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forgive but don't forget

Pardon someone, but remember the offense

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fork off

to split or diverge from something

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fork over

to pay or give something reluctantly

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forked tongue

speaking dishonestly or hypocritically

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form and function

The relationship between the design and purpose of something

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Fort Knox

A highly secure or impenetrable place

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forty minutes of hell

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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forward and backward

Knowing something very well

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foul up

to make a mistake or cause something to go wrong

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fountain of youth

A mythical source of eternal youth and vitality

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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Symbolic harbingers of doom or catastrophe

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four score and seven years ago

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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four sheets to the wind

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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four-leaf clover

Something extremely rare or lucky

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four-minute warning

A warning of an imminent nuclear attack

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fourth estate

The media, especially the press, in its role of holding power to account.

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fourth gear

at full speed or maximum effort

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fourth wall

The boundary between a story and its audience

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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

forbidden fruit

force down someone's throat

force of habit

force someone's hand

fore and aft

foreign and domestic

forever and a day

forever and ever

forewarned is forearmed

forget oneself

forget to take one's medication this morning

forget you

forgive and forget

forgive but don't forget

fork off

fork over

forked tongue

form and function

Fort Knox

forty minutes of hell

forward and backward

foul up

fountain of youth

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

four score and seven years ago

four sheets to the wind

four-leaf clover

four-minute warning

fourth estate

fourth gear

fourth wall