out for
Joining, or planning to join; taking part in; competing for a place in.
John is out for the basketball team.
Mary is going out for the school newspaper.
out in force
Present in very large numbers; en masse.
On the Fourth of July the police cars are out in force in the Chicago area.
pant for
To desire something very deeply.
He is panting for his girlfriend, who went out of town to see her family.
par for the course
Just what was expected; nothing unusual; a typical happening. Usually refers to things going wrong.
Mary is very clumsy so it was par for the course when she bumped into the table and broke the vase.
When John came late again, Mary said, "That's par for the course."
pass for
To be taken for; be considered as.
Charles speaks Arabic so fluently that he could easily pass for an Arab.
pay for
To have trouble because of (something you did wrong or did not do); be punished or suffer because of.
When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to pay for all the years of fooling around instead of working in school.
Mary was very mean to John because she wanted to make him pay for all the years in which he had ignored her.
penny for one's thoughts
penny for your thoughts
Please tell me what you are thinking about; what's your day-dream.
Просьба сказать что человек думает, каковы его мечтания.
"A penny for your thoughts!" he exclaimed.
You look pensive. A penny for your thoughts.
Ты такой задумчивый. Что у тебя на уме?
play for keeps
To take an action of finality and irreversibility.
"Are you serious about me?" she asked. "Yes," he replied. "I want to marry you. I play for keeps."