beg for

beg for (someone or something)

To plead or ask earnestly for something or someone. Our kids have been begging for a dog for years, and we're finally getting them one. I tried to calm my little cousin down and distract her, but she still begged for her mama all night.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

beg for someone or something

to plead to be given someone or something. He missed Jane a lot and was just begging for her to return to him. Jane begged for another helping of ice cream.
See also: beg
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • beg for (someone or something)
  • bark at
  • bark at (someone or something)
  • beg (something) from (someone)
  • beg from
  • keep the wolf from the door
  • keep the wolf from the door, to
  • exhort
  • exhort (one) to (do something)
  • exhort to do
References in classic literature
Would he need a chela-- a disciple--to beg for him?
Second Jungle Book
When you git another one, you'll git down on yo' knees en beg for it!"
"I tole you dat de next time I give you a chance you'd git down on yo' knees en beg for it."
Puddnhead Wilson
Do not think," he went on, "that I tell you this to beg for your sympathy.
The Illustrious Prince
However, when he arrived here, his sponsor told him there was no job and asked him to "beg for survival".
Sharjah neighbourhoods: The new haunt for beggars
What about our management structure?We celebrated our silver jubilee last year, but there was nothing to write home about save for the titles we have wonIn Gor Mahia, we literally beg for everything.
Gor must turn into a company now or perish
Those without addictions don't beg for food or money as they attend the numerous official drop-ins, don't have complex needs and get off the streets quickly."
Police in major blitz on city centre beggars
My study involved talking to boys and girls on the streets of Addis Ababa to explore what they beg for, how and why.
Why Addis Ababa shouldn't criminalise children who beg on streets
On further inquiry, he told that his father dehumanized him every night in order to beg for him.
Cruel father
As they go before the and spread their hands before other nations to beg for alms ( Funds, Aid, soft loans) which do not really reach the needy, but help the leaders in adding to their own collection of assets.
Begging business in Pakistan
Yet they beg for money from you for them to do their jobs!
A continent of beggars? What is going on? Why have we turned into a continent of beggars? Our leaders go abroad to beg for "aid" to run our countries. Our police and immigration officers have turned themselves into "beggars in uniform". From extended family members to the young bank teller, everyone seems to think begging is okay. Why?
Mr Gilligan said: "It's not in the culture of Travellers to beg for survival and it does not come naturally to them.
BEGGAR KIDS; 1,300 TRAVELLER CHILDREN ON CITY STREETS EVERY DAY
They beg for their survival, it is a pity that they have to pay up for the mafia, which controls the areas.
Child begging in Pakistan
Just this week we spoke to a number of rough sleepers in the city centre who said that they are frustrated by people who'only come out at weekends'to beg for money and said they can give those genuinely in need a bad name.
Liverpool's 'fake begging' problem investigated - with some VERY interesting results; Issue of 'professional vs genuine' reaches national news agenda