F

[forth]

See:

[AND SO FORTH],

[BACK AND FORTH],

[CALL FORTH],

[HOLD FORTH],

[SET FORTH].

[for that matter]  {adv. phr.}

With regard to that; about that.

I don't know, and for that matter, I don't care.

Alice didn't come, and for that matter, she didn't even telephone.

Compare: [MATTER OF FACT].

[for the asking]  {adv. phr.}

By asking; by asking for it; on request.

John said I could borrow his bike any time. It was mine for the asking.

[for the best]  {adj.} or  {adv. phr.}

good or best; not bad as thought; lucky; well, happily.

Maybe it's for the best that your team lost; now you know how the other boys felt.

* /John's parents thought it would be for the best if he stayed out of  […]

[for the better]  {adj.} or  {adv. phr.}

With a better result; for something that is better.

The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better.

The new large print in the book is a change for the better.

Compare: [TAKE  […]

[for the birds]  {adj. phr.},  {slang}

Not interesting; dull; silly; foolish; stupid.

I think history is for the birds.

[for the books]

See: [ONE FOR THE BOOKS].

[for the devil] or [heck] or [the hell of it]  {adv. phr.}

For no specific reason; just for sport and fun.

We poured salt into Uncle Tom's coffee, just for the heck of it.

See: [DEVIL OF IT].

[for the hills]

See: [HEAD FOR THE HILLS].

[for the life of one]  {adv.},  {informal}

No matter how hard you try. — Used for emphasis with negative statements.