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for XYZ reasons

for XYZ reasons prepositional phrase: for reasons unknown and not worth speculating on.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US, idiomatic) For reasons unknown and not worth speculating on.

Questions about for XYZ reasons

What does for XYZ reasons mean?
For XYZ reasons means for reasons unknown and not worth speculating on.
What part of speech is for XYZ reasons?
For XYZ reasons is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for XYZ reasons in the dictionary

  1. for what
  2. for what it's worth
  3. for what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful
  4. for why
  5. for worlds
  6. for XYZ reasons
  7. for ya
  8. for you
  9. for your eyes only
  10. for your information
  11. for'ard

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