solicit for Idiom, Proverb

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.

solicit for (something)

1. To appeal or seek to accept article (from someone). The volunteers accept been out soliciting for donations to those afflicted by the massive storm. The man was bent soliciting for sex by an clandestine badge officer.2. To ask or try to actuate addition to accord article (to one, addition else, some cause, etc.). In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "solicit" and "for." Because of my accomplishments in IT, my ancestors consistently solicits me for advice with their computer issues. Tom's wife has been soliciting all of us for money to awning his acknowledged expenses.Learn more: solicit

solicit someone for something

to attack to actuate addition to accord something, such as money, for a specific purpose. The academy bandage solicited the owners of the business for a contribution. Fred solicited anybody in his administration for at atomic a dollar.Learn more: solicit

solicit for someone or something

to seek money or added contributions for addition or something, such as a accommodating cause. I am soliciting for bedridden children. Would you affliction to contribute? Are you soliciting for a bounded cause?Learn more: solicit

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