Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[for granted] See: TAKE FOR GRANTED.
[for Heaven's sake!] <adv. phr.> Please. * /"Help me, for Heaven's sake!" the injured man cried./
[for hours on end] <adv. phr.> For many hours; for a very long time. * /We have been trying to get this computer going for hours on end, but we need serious professional help./
[for instance] See: FOR EXAMPLE.
[for it] See: RUN FOR IT.
[for keeps] <adv. phr.> 1. For the winner to keep. * /They played marbles for keeps./ 2. <informal> For always; forever, * /He left town for keeps./ Syn.: FOR GOOD. 3. Seriously, not just for fun. * /This is not a joke, it's for keeps./ - Often used in the phrase "play for keeps". * /The policeman knew that the robber was trying to shoot him. He was playing for keeps./
[forked tongue] See: SPEAK WITH A FORKED TONGUE.
[fork over a lot of money] <v. phr.> To pay an excessive amount of money often unwillingly. * /"According to my divorce decree," Alan complained, "I have to fork over a lot of money to my ex-wife every month."/
[fork over] or [fork out] also [fork up] <v.> To pay; pay out. * /He had to fork over fifty dollars to have the car repaired./ Compare: HAND OVER.
[for laughs] <adv. phr.> For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. * /The college boys climbed up into the girls' dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, but they were punished all the same./
[for love or money] <adv. phr.> For anything; for any price. Used in negative sentences. * /I wouldn't give him my dog for love or money./ Compare: FOR ALL THE WORLD(1).
[form] See: RAN TRUE TO FORM.
[for no man] See: TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NO MAN.
[for one] As the first of several possible examples; as one example. * /Manv people do not like certain foods. I for one do not like cabbage./ - Also used with similar words instead of "one". * /Several materials can be used to make the box: plywood, for one; masonite, for another; sheet metal, for a third./
[for one's money] <prep. phr.> Regarding one's endorsement or support; as far as one is concerned. * /For my money, the best candidate for Congress is Ms. Smith./
[for one's part] also [on one's part] <adv. phr.> As far as you are concerned; the way you feel or think. * /I don't know about you, but for my part I don't want to go to that place./ Compare: AS FOR.
[for one thing] <adv. phr.> As one thing of several; as one in a list of things. * /The teacher said, "You get a low mark, for one thing, because you did not do your homework."/ * /The house was poorly built; for one thing, the roof leaked./ Compare: FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE FIRST PLACE.
[for real(1)] <adj. phr.>, <informal> Not practice or play; earnest, real, serious. * /The war games were over now. This battle was for real./
[for real(2)] <adv. phr.>, <substandard> Not for practice; really; seriously. * /Let's do our work for real./
[for one's sake] <adv. phr.>, <informal> Used with different possessive nouns to show surprise, crossness, or impatience. * /For heaven's sake, where did you come from?/ * /For Pete's sake, look who's here!/ * /Well, for pity's sake, I wish you'd told me sooner./ * /Oh, for gosh sake, let me do it./
[for shame] <interj.> Shame on you; you should be ashamed of yourself.
– An exclamation no longer in common use, having been largely replaced by "shame on you". * /"For shame, John, taking the toy from your baby brother!"/
[for short] <adv. phr.> So as to make shorter; as an abbreviation or nickname. * /The boy's name was Humperdink, or "Dink" for short./ * /The National Broadcasting Company is called NBC for short./
[for sure] or [for certain] <adv. phr.> 1. Without doubt; certainly; surely. * /He couldn't tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom./ * /He didn't know for certain which bus to take./ * /I know for certain that he has a car./ 2. <slang> Certain. * /"That car is smashed so badly it's no good any more." "That's for sure!"/ Compare: SURE THING.
[fort] See: HOLD THE FORT.
[forth] See: AND SO FORTH, BACK AND FORTH, CALL FORTH, HOLD FORTH, SET FORTH.
[for that matter] <adv. phr.> With regard to that; about that. * /I don't know, and for that matter, I don't care./ * /Alice didn't come, and for that matter, she didn't even telephone./ Compare: MATTER OP FACT,
[for the asking] <adv. phr.> By asking; by asking for it; on request. * /John said I could borrow his bike any time. It was mine for the asking./ * /Teacher said her advice was free for the asking./
[for the best] <adj.> or <adv. phr.> good or best; not bad as thought; lucky; well, happily. * /Maybe it's for the best that your team lost; now you know how the other boys felt./ * /John's parents thought it would be for the best if he stayed out of school for the rest of the year./ Often used in the phrase "turn out for the best". * /You feel unhappy now because you got sick and couldn't go with your friends, but it will all turn out for the best./ Compare: TURN OUT(6). Contrast: FOR THE WORSE.
[for the better] <adj.> or <adv. phr.> With a better result; for something that is better. * /The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better./ * /The new large print in the book is a change for the better./ Compare: TAKE A TURN. Contrast: FOR THE WORSE.
[for the birds] <adj. phr.>, <slang> Not interesting; dull; silly; foolish; stupid. * /I think history is for the birds./ * /I saw that movie. It's for the birds./
[for the books] See: ONE FOR THE BOOKS.
[for the devil] or [heck] or [the hell of it] <adv. phr.> For no specific reason; just for sport and fun. * /We poured salt into Uncle Tom's coffee, just for the heck of it./ See: DEVIL OF IT.
[for the hills] See: HEAD FOR THE HILLS.
[for the life of one] <adv.>, <informal> No matter how hard you try.
– Used for emphasis with negative statements. * /I can't for the life of me remember his name./
[for the moon] See: ASK FOR THE MOON or CRY FOR THE MOON.