A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

for the good • to the good
for the good —for the benefit of smb. or smth.: We will work
for the good of our community and protect the interests of all
the taxpayers.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase for good—(also: for good and all) permanently; for ever:
He says that he is leaving the country for good.
to the good —
1
. having a certain amount of money as profit:
I am two thousand to the good. But he paid me in gourds,
not dollars. 2. = for the good: Individual successes work to the
good of the institution overall, notes Professor Denham.
for the last time • last time
for the last time —as the last and final instance: To-night he
drives his engine for the last time.
last time —on the occasion next before the present: The last
time I saw him he was looking about for something to do.
for the meantime • in the meantime
for the meantime —as far as the period of time from now on
is concerned: Nevertheless this action does patch up, for the
meantime, the quarrel that was developing between them.
in the meantime —during the period of time between two
events; in the intervening time: His case won’t come to court
for months, and in the meantime half the people think him
guilty.
for the support of someone • in support of someone
for the support of someone —for the purpose of providing
financial assistance to smb.: Many years ago a sum of money
was left for the support of aged spinsters.
in support of someone — speak, etc. in order to give one’s back-
ing to a person: Some railway workers vote in favor of an
unofficial “token” strike in support of busmen.
forceful language • strong language
forceful language —language which is assertive and definite
in expression: France and Russia began circulating proposals
to significantly reduce the forceful language of the resolution.
strong language —
1
. = forceful language: Dismayed by the
strong language of the resolution, the United States fired back
with a harsh assessment of the behavior of some of its allies.
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