file for (something)

file for (something)

To submit the paperwork for something. The phrase is often used in legal matters. Is it true that Tina filed for divorce?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

file for something

to submit an application or document for something. The company filed for bankruptcy. Let's file for reorganization.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • do someone or something justice
  • ain’t 1
  • go out of
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • ACAB
  • let something drop
  • helluva someone/something
  • hit someone for something
  • final