Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

for crying out loud
- used to show that you are surprised or angry
"For crying out loud please turn your radio down a little."
for days/hours on end
- for many days/hours
The man is able to go without sleep for days on end.
for dear life
- as though afraid of losing one`s life
The mountain climber held on to the rock for dear life as he waited for someone to
rescue him.
for fear of (something)
- because of the fear of something
We stayed home all weekend for fear of the big hurricane that was coming.
for free
- for no charge or cost
We were able to get a television set from our neighbor for free.
for good
- permanently
We have decided to move to Los Angeles for good.
for good measure
- a little extra, as a little more
The recipe called for one piece of garlic but for good measure we put in four pieces.
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