Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

for the heck/hell of it
- just for fun
We went down to the river to throw stones just for the heck of it.
for the life of (someone)
- even if one's life were threatened (used with a negative and usually used when trying
to remember something)
For the life of me I could not remember where I had put my house keys.
for the most part
- mostly, in general
I was finished my work for the most part so I decided to go home.
for the record
- a record of a particular fact is made
For the record I told the police officer about some of the events of the previous year.
for the sake of (someone or something)
- for the good of someone or something
My father decided to quit his job for the sake of his health.
for the time being
- for now, for awhile
We really need a new car but for the time being we will have to continue using our
old one.
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