for nothing : ① 헛되이 ② 이유없이 ③ 공짜로 ① = in vain = uselessly Ex). He spent much money for nothing. (그는 헛되이 많은 돈을 썼다.) ② = without reason = without cause Ex). It was not for nothing that he read Plato. (그는 플라톤을 아무 이유없이 읽은 것은 아니었다.) ③ = without payment = free of charge Ex). I got this book for nothing.(나는 이 책을 거저 얻었다.)
for fear(that)~should : ~하지 않도록, ~하는 것을 두려워하여, ~을 피하려고 = lest~should = (in order that~may not = ~(so)that~may not = in case(접속사)~should = in order not to+동사 = for fear of~ing Ex). The fishing fleets stayed close to the coasts for fear that they should meet enemy submarines. (어선단은 적의 잠수함들과 맞닥뜨리지 않으려고 해안 가까이에 머물렀다.)
find fault with : ~을 비난하다, ~에게 잔소리하다, ~의 흠을 잡다 = speak ill of = blame = abuse = criticize = reproach = denounce = slander Ex). She is always ready to find fault with other people. (그녀는 언제나 남의 흠을 잡으려고 벼르고 있다.)
for example : 예를 들어, 이를테면 = for instance = by way of illustration = so to speak = as it were Ex). Many great men have risen from poverty-Lincoln and Edison, for example. (많은 위인들이 가난을 딛고 성공했다.-예를 들면 링컨과 에디슨같이.)
for all the world : 어떤 일이 있어도, 꼭 = on any account = on all accounts = by all means = by any means = at all costs = depend upon it = for certain = without fail = certainly Ex). He looks for all the world like his brother. (그는 어느 모로 보나 형을 꼭 닮았다.)
for all I know : 아마, ~지도 모르다. = perhaps = probably = possibly = maybe = presumably = ten to one = in all likelihood Ex). He may be dead for all I know. (그는 죽었을는지도 모른다.)