After a long disagreement, they parted for best, never to meet again.

Despite the endless revisions, the editors proved to be gluttons for punishment and kept insisting on further edits.

The final chapter ends with an exercise for the reader that tests the concepts introduced earlier.

His final concert was for the ages.

I cooked dinner, cleaned the kitchen, and finished my report before noon—how's that for productivity?

At the bake sale, the volunteer called out, 'any more for any more', asking if anyone wanted seconds.

Don't expect anything from that trash for brains; he never learns from his mistakes.

When our friends joked about embezzling from the company, Tom shrugged and said, 'one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb,' which made everyone uneasy.

The out for blood mercenary stalked the village at dusk.

Although he hesitated, she warned him that time and tide tarry for no man, so he had to decide quickly.