Word info

in for

Speech parts

1. in for - Preposition

2. in for - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

certain to get or have

Source: WordNet

Examples

Anyone who tries to improve the lives of animals invariably comes in for criticism from those who believe such efforts are misplaced in a world of suffering humanity. Jane Goodall

You can only hold your stomach in for so many years. Burt Reynolds

The north German does not go in for extremes. He has broader horizons than the men from the mountains of Bavaria and Austria. Karl Dönitz

Hospitals are places that you have to stay in for a long time, even if you are a visitor. Time doesn't seem to pass in the same way in hospitals as it does in other places. Time seems to almost not exist in the same way as it does in other places. Pedro Almodóvar

In for a penny, in for a pound. English Proverb

In for a penny, in for a pound. Traditional Proverb

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