F
Idioms beginning with "F"
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[for a song] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
At a low price; for a bargain price; cheaply.
He sold the invention for a song and its buyers were the ones who got rich.
They bought the house for a song and sold it a few years later at a good profit.
[for all]
1. In spite of; even with, despite. — Used for contrast.
For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart.
There may be mistakes occasionally, but for all that, it is the best book on the subject.
* /For all his money, he was […]
[for all one cares] {adv. phr.}
In the opinion of one who is not involved or who does not care what happens.
For all Jane cares, poor Tom might as well drop dead.
[for all one is worth]
With all of your strength; as hard as you can.
Roger ran for all he was worth to catch the bus.
[for all one knows] {adv. phr.}
According to the information one has; probably.
For all we know, Ron and Beth might have eloped and been married in a French chateau.
[for all that] {adv. phr.}
In spite of what has been said, alleged, or rumored.
Well, for all that, we think that she is still the most deserving candidate for Congress.
[for all the world] {adv. phr.}
1. Under no circumstances.
Betty said she wouldn't marry Jake for all the world.
2. Precisely; exactly.
* /It began for all the world like a successful baseball season for the UIC Flames, when suddenly they lost […]
[for as much as] {conj.}, {formal}
Because; since.
For as much as the senator is eighty years old, we feel he should not run for reelection.
Syn.: [INASMUCH AS].