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A Writer's Dictionary:

be in for it Definition


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for
prep
    1. Intended to be given or sent to someone
      Example: This is for you.
    2. Towards.
      Example: heading for home
    3. Throughout (a time or distance).
      Example: was writing for half an hour
    4. In order to have, get, etc.
      Example: meet for a chat
      Example: fight for freedom
    5. At a cost of something.
      Example: said he'd do it for £10
    6. As reward, payment or penalty appropriate to something.
      Example: got seven months for stealing
      Example: charge for one's work
    7. With a view to something.
      Example: train for the race
    8. Representing; on behalf of someone.
      Example: the MP for Greenfield
      Example: speaking for myself
    9. To the benefit of someone or something
      Example: What can I do for you?
    10. In favour of someone.
      Example: for or against the proposal
    11. Proposing to oneself.
      Example: I'm for bed
    12. Because of something.
      Example: couldn't see for tears
    13. On account of something.
      Example: famous for its confectionery
    14. Suitable to the needs of something.
      Example: books for children
    15. Having as function or purpose.
      Example: scissors for cutting hair
    16. On the occasion of something.
      Example: got it for my birthday
    17. Meaning.
      Example: The German word for ‘help' is ‘helfen'
    18. In place of; in exchange with something.
      Example: replacements for the breakages
      Example: translated word for word
    19. In proportion to something.
      Example: one woman for every five men
    20. Up to someone.
      Example: It's for him to decide
    21. As being.
      Example: took you for someone else
      Example: know for a fact
    22. With regard to something.
      Example: can't beat that for quality
    23. Considering what one would expect.
      Example: serious for his age
      Example: warm for winter
    24. About; aimed at.
      Example: proposals for peace
      Example: a desire for revenge
    25. In spite of something.
      Example: quite nice for all his faults
    26. Available to be disposed of or dealt with by.
      Example: not for sale
    27a. With reference to time: at or on;
      Example: an appointment for 12 noon on Friday
    27b. With reference to time: so as to be starting by;
      Example: 7.30 for 8.00
    27c. With reference to time: throughout (a time).
      Example: in jail for 15 years
conj
    1. archaic
      Because; as.
      Example: He left, for it was late
Idiom: as for
    As far as concerns.
Idiom: be for it (be in for it)
    colloq
    To be about to receive a punishment, etc.
      Example: You're for it now that he knows
Idiom: if it hadn't been for someone or something
    Had they not intervened or had it not happened, then (some other course of events would have unfolded).
Idiom: O for
    If only I had
      Example: O for a pot of gold!
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon.




in
prep
    1. Used to express the position of someone or something with regard to what encloses, surrounds or includes them or it; within.
      Example: Stay in bed
      Example: They are in the park
      Example: She's in the sixth form
    2. Into.
      Example: get in the car
      Example: I put it in my bag
    3. After (a period of time).
      Example: Come back in an hour
      Example: It will be ready in one minute
    4. During; while.
      Example: lost in transit
      Example: In running for the bus, she tripped
    5. Used to express arrangement or shape.
      Example: in a square
      Example: in alphabetical order
    6. From; out of something.
      Example: two in every eight
    7. By the medium or means of, or using, something.
      Example: sung in Italian
      Example: written in code
    8. Wearing something.
      Example: the lady in red
      Example: a man in a fur hat
    9. Used to describe a state or manner.
      Example: in a hurry
      Example: in a daze
    10. Used to state an occupation.
      Example: She's in banking
      Example: a job in local government
    11. Used to state a purpose.
      Example: a party in his honour
      Example: built in memory of his wife
    12. Said of some animals: pregnant with (young).
      Example: in calf
adverb
    1. To or towards the inside; indoors.
      Example: Do come in
      Thesaurus: inward, inside, toward the centre, into, within.
    2. At home or work
      Example: Is John in?
      Thesaurus: here, at home.
    3. So as to be added or included.
      Example: beat in the eggs
    4. So as to enclose or conceal, or be enclosed or concealed.
      Example: The fireplace was bricked in
    5. In or into political power or office.
    6. In or into fashion.
    7. In a good position; in favour.
      Example: trying to keep in with the boss
    8. In certain games: batting.
    9. Into a proper, required or efficient state.
      Example: run a new car in
    10. Said of the tide: at its highest point; as close to the shore as it gets.
    11. Expressing prolonged activity, especially by large numbers of people gathered in one room or building, originally as a form of organized protest.
      Example: a sit-in
      Example: a work-in
      Example: a teach-in
adj
    1. Inside; internal; inwards. See also inner, inmost.
      Example: Never go out of the in door
    2. Fashionable.
      Example: Orange was the in colour last summer
      Example: the in thing to do
      Thesaurus: popular, fashionable, trendy, modish.
    3. In power or office.
      Example: when the Tories were in
    4. Used for receiving things coming in.
      Example: an in-tray
    5. Shared by a group of people.
      Example: an in-joke
Idiom: be in for it or something
    colloq
    To be likely to experience some trouble or difficulty.
      Example: We'll be in for it when we get home
      Example: He's in for a rough ride
Idiom: have it in for someone
    colloq
    To make trouble for them, especially because of disliking them.
Idiom: have it in her (have it in him, one etc)
    To be capable of (doing something).
      Example: I was amazed at Jo's high dive; I didn't think she had it in her
Idiom: in as far as ... (in so far as ...)
    To the degree that ... (sometimes written insofar as ...)
Idiom: in as much as ... (inasmuch as ...)
    Because ... ; considering that ...
Idiom: in itself
    Intrinsically; essentially; considered on its own.
      Example: It's not much of a job in itself, but the prospects and perks are good
Idiom: in on something
    colloq
    Knowing about it and sharing in it
      Example: Were you in on the secret?
Idiom: ins and outs
    The complex and detailed facts of a matter; intricacies. Also called outs and ins.
Idiom: insomuch that (insomuch as)
    In as much as.
    To such an extent that.
Idiom: in that ...
    For the reason that ...
Idiom: in with someone
    colloq
    Friendly with them or in favour with them.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon.



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