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[for to]  {prep. phr.},  {dialect}

So that you can; to.

Simple Simon went a-fishing for to catch a whale.

Syn.: [IN ORDER TO].

[for you]

See: [THAT'S --- FOR YOU].

[forbid]

See: [GOD FORBID].

[force]

See:

[IN FORCE],

[JOIN FORCES].

[force one's hand]  {v. phr.}

To make you do something or tell what you will do sooner than planned.

Ben did not want to tell where he was going, but his friend forced his hand.

* /Mr. Smith planned to keep his land until prices went up, but he had  […]

[force play] or [force-out]  {n.}

A play in baseball in which a runner is out because he does not run to the next base before the fielder with the ball touches the base.

[fore]

See: [TO THE FORE].

[foremost]

See: [FIRST AND FOREMOST].

[forest]

See:

[CAN'T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES]

or

[CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES].

[forever and a day]  {adv. phr.},  {informal}

For a seemingly endless time; forever; always. Used for emphasis.

We waited forever and a day to find out who won the contest.