For+the+occasion
1Dressed for the Occasion — Studio album by The Mitchell Brothers …
2for the nonce — For the occasion, for the present time, for the present purpose, for the time being, temporarily …
3For the life of me — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …
4For the reason that — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …
5for the nonce — FOR THE TIME BEING, temporarily, pro tem, for now, for the moment, for the interim, for a while, for the present, in the meantime; provisionally. → nonce * * * adverb 1. dial chiefly Eng : for the particular or express purpose had an anger fit… …
6for the present occasion — index pro tempore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7for the asking — adverb on the occasion of a request advice was free for the asking • Syn: ↑on request * * * for the asking Freely available on request • • • Main Entry: ↑ask * * * for the asking phrase available if you ask for it …
8for the nonce — Nonce Nonce (n[o^]ns), n. [For the nonce, OE. for the nones, a corruption of for then ones, where n. in then is a relic of AS. m in [eth]am, dat. of the article and demonstrative pronoun, E. the. See {For}, {Once}, and {The}.] The one or single… …
9for the time being — Synonyms and related words: ad interim, as of now, as things are, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, awhile, between acts, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, but now, during the interval, en attendant, even now,… …
10improve the occasion — 1. To seize an opportunity for edification or other purpose 2. To draw a moral from what has happened • • • Main Entry: ↑improve …
