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for England

to do something for the benefit of one's country

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for example

used to introduce an example

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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 free

without paying any money

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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

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for heaven's sake

Used to express frustration or annoyance

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for instance

used to give an example

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for Ireland

to support or cheer for Ireland

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for keeps

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for life

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for long

for a prolonged period

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for lunch

used to specify the meal being referred to

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for many years

a long period of time

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for mercy's sake

Used to express strong emotion or urgency

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for my money

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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for old sake's sake

For the sake oT old acquaintance, past times.

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for old times' sake

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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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 name's sake

Out of regard for one's character or good name. Sakes! or Sakes alive! Expressions of sur- prise, admiration, etc., commoner in the United States than in England.

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for one's particular

Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.

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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 reals

For real.

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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 some time

Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.

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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 benefit of somebody

Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.

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for the best

With the best of motives; with the view of obtaining the best results.

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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 first time

Experiencing something new and previously unknown

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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 life of me

True as I am alive. Even if my life depended on it. A strong assevera- tion, originally "under pain of losing my life.

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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 money is a root of all kinds of evil

English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.

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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 rest of something

from now until the end of a period or situation

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