collect for (someone or something)
collect for (someone or something)
To solicit money, especially that which is owed, for a particular reason. People keep calling to collect for my credit card bills. There's a boy at the door collecting for charity.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
collect (money) for someone or something
to solicit money for the benefit of someone or something. I would like to collect some money for Fred, who is in the hospital. I am collecting for the church building fund.
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collect (money) for something
to solicit money that is owed. I'm collecting money for payment on your loan. Someone is calling to collect for the newspaper delivery.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- collect for
- collect from
- collect (something) from (someone)
- on the knocker
- collect
- collect (one's) thoughts
- collect thoughts
- collect up
- dun
- dun for