choose (someone or something) for (someone or something)
choose (someone or something) for (someone or something)
1. To select someone for a particular job or role. Whom has the supervisor chosen for the vacant position? I can't believe the coach chose me for pitcher!
2. To select something for someone, as of a gift. I chose that plant for him because I thought he liked to garden—I didn't realize that he's allergic to daisies!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
choose someone or something for something
to select someone or something for a particular purpose, office, title, etc. I chose red for the color or the carpet. I will choose Alice for office manager.
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choose something for someone
to select something for someone, perhaps as a gift. I will probably choose flowers for your mother. I chose a funny card for his birthday.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- choose for
- chosen
- reassign
- reassign to
- reassign to (something)
- tab (one) for (something)
- choose from
- choose from (people or things)
- be knocked out of the box
- knock out of the box