shift for

ʃɪft fɔːr

Definition

Definition of shift for - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

self-reliance

Dated

manage on one's own without help

Dated

After losing his job, he had to shift for himself.
With no one to help, she learned to shift for herself.
He had to shift for his family after the accident.

cope

fend for oneself

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Expressions with shift for

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shift for oneself

manage one's own affairs independently

When her parents left, she learned to shift for herself.

Expressions with shift

shift gear

change gears in a vehicle to adjust speed

He had to shift gear to climb the hill.

shift gears

change the gear in a vehicle

He had to shift gears to climb the hill.

shift over

move slightly to one side

Please shift over so I can sit down.

graveyard shift

work shift during the late night hours

He started working the graveyard shift at the hospital last month.

shift into gear

change the gear in a vehicle to start moving

She shifted into gear and drove away.

shift the blame

make someone else responsible for a mistake

He tried to shift the blame onto his coworker.

Terms with shift for included in their meaning

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it's not my fault

exp.

blame shifting

shift blame to someone else for a problem

move over

movement

shift one's position to make space for someone else

time clock

payroll machine

workplace clock that logs staff shift times for wage calculation

night duty

work

work shift where someone is responsible for tasks during the night

bunk up

move closer

shift to make space for someone else

strong verb

linguistics

type of verb using vowel shift for past forms, irregular patterns

brew a revolution

politics

prepare for a major social or political shift

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French:se débrouiller seul, ...
German:alleine zurechtkommen, ...
Italian:cavarsela, ...
Spanish:arreglárselas por sí mismo, ...
Portuguese:virar-se, ...
Chinese:自谋生路, ...
Japanese:何とかする, ...
Arabic:اعْتَمَدَ على نَفْسِهِ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּדֵּר לְבַד, ...
Russian:справляться, ...
Ukrainian:впоратися самому, ...
Hindi:खुद से प्रबंधन करना, ...
Bengali:নিজের দায়িত্বে চলা, ...
Catalan:valer-se per si mateix, ...
Czech:poradit si sám, ...
Danish:klare sig selv, ...
Dutch:zichzelf redden, ...
Greek:αυτοσυντηρούμαι, ...
Hungarian:egyedül boldogulni, ...
Khmer:រស់ដោយពឹងខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:스스로 해결하다, ...
Persian:به تنهایی مدیریت کرد, ...
Polish:radzić sobie sam, ...
Portuguese (BR):virar-se, ...
Romanian:a se descurca singur, ...
Swedish:klara sig själv, ...
Thai:จัดการด้วยตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:başının çaresine bakmak, ...
Vietnamese:tự xoay xở, ...

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