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[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.
[for the most part]{adv. phr.} In general; mostly; most of the time; commonly; generally. •/European countries are, for the most part, tired of war./ Syn.: BY AND LARGE, ON THE WHOLE.
[for the nonce] See: FOR THE TIME BEING.
[for the ride] See: ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
[for the sake of] or [for one’s sake]{adv. phr.} On behalf of; for the benefit of. •/For the sake of truth and freedom, Dr. Sakharov, the Soviet dissident, was willing to be banished from Moscow./ •/"Do it for my sake, please!" Tom begged./
[for the time being] also {literary}[for the nonce]{adv. phr.} For now; for a while; temporarily. •/I haven’t any note paper, but this envelope will do for the time being./ •/She hasn’t found an apartment yet; she’s staying with her aunt for the time being./
[for the world] See: NOT FOR THE WORLD.
[for the worse]{adj. phr.} or {adv. phr.} For something that is worse or not as good, with a worse result. •/He bought a new car but it turned out to be for the worse./ •/The sick man’s condition changed for the worse./ Compare: TAKE A TURN. Contrast: FOR THE BETTER.