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TAKE THE QUIZ“for the”
The following 49 entries include the term for the.
for the common/public good
idiom: in order to help or benefit everyone
for the duration
idiom: until the end of something —often + of
for the good of
idiom: in order to help (someone or something)
for the hell of it
idiom: for the fun of doing something : without having a particular reason
for the life of one
idiom: in any way at all —used to say that one is unable to remember or understand something
for the love of God
idiom—used to give added force to an angry statement
for the love of Mike/Pete
idiom—used to give added force to an angry statement
for the meantime
idiom: for the present time : until some time in the future
for the nonce
idiom: for now : for the moment
for the sake of appearances
idiom: because other people think it is the proper thing to do
for the sake of it
idiom: for no particular reason
for the sake of simplicity
idiom: in order to make something simpler and easier
for the simple reason that
idiom: because
for the use of
idiom: available to be used by
for (the) want of
idiom: because of not having (something) : because (something) does not exist or is not available
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
