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

for once

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for one • for one thing
for one —as at least one person (as distinguished from “none
at all”): I for one would rather command a computer through
a keyboard than talk to it.
for one thing —as a single consideration; for one reason out
of several: English football is so boring. For one thing, there
are so few goals scored.
for pity’s sake • out of pity
for pity’s sake —is used when pleading for smth.: When you
drive, for pity’s sake don’t smoke with one hand while you’re
trying to turn a corner.
out of pity — do smth. because of a feeling of pity: If I con-
tinue this relationship, I’d be doing it out of pity not actual
love and that isn’t fair for her either.
for short • in short
for short—as an abbreviation: We call him Monty for short,
his real name being Montgomery.
in short—(also: in short words) in brief; by way of summary:
He became, in short, the finest actor on the American stage.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase in short order—very quickly; without delay: In short
order they tried, condemned and hanged all the prisoners.
for someone’s liking • to someone’s liking
for someone’s liking —said of smth. which is too big, too hot,
etc. and therefore not suited to smb.’s taste: They play music
too loudly for their parents’ liking.
to someone’s liking —said of smth. suited to a person’s inter-
ests, tastes or preferences: Do you find the room temperature
to your liking?
for the foreseeable future • in the foreseeable
future
for the foreseeable future —for a long time ahead: This seems
likely to remain the pattern for the foreseeable future.
in the foreseeable future —fairly soon: There is little hope
that this will occur in the foreseeable future.