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a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

a free-for-all

a fight without rules, Donnybrook There was a free-for-all after the dance, and Brendan got hurt.

a penny for your thoughts

tell me what you are thinking about "When I'm quiet, she will say, ""A penny for your thoughts."""

a run for your money

strong competition, an opponent I should enter the election and give him a run for his money.

a shadow of his former self

much lighter than he was before, very thin and weak After twenty years in prison, he was a shadow of his former self.

a sight for sore eyes

something or someone you are happy to see Well, my friend, you are a sight for sore eyes. Good to see you!

a sucker for punishment

one who allows himself to be hurt or blamed If I accept blame for a team loss, I'm a sucker for punishment.

age before beauty

the older person should be allowed to enter first """Age before beauty,"" she said as she opened the door for me."

an eye for an eye (a tooth for a tooth)

equal punishment or revenge Canadian laws do not demand an eye for an eye.

ask for it

invite or deserve an attack When you called him a thief, you asked for it. You made him mad.

pray for

1. To absolute a adoration to God or some added celestial as an appeal for the concrete or airy wellbeing of someone. We've all been praying for you afterwards the accident. Let us all bow our active and adjure for those adverse souls absent in the accident.2. To absolute a adoration to God or some added celestial as an appeal for article to appear or be granted. We've been praying for rain, but this aridity is assuming no assurance of abating. I'll adjure for a peaceful resolution to this conflict.Learn more: pray

pray for someone or something

1. to adjure God, or some added deity, on account of addition or something. I will adjure for you to balance from your affliction quickly. As the blaze advance throughout the old church, the aggregation prayed for its preservation.
2. to ask God, or some added deity, to admission something. The ancestors prayed for David's safety. All the bodies prayed for peace.Learn more: pray

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