Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for england

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: for eng-land
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Very well or for a long time.

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, England.

Example Sentences

"Before Venita, who could chatter for England, had a chance to hand over too much more information, Marty jumped in defensively."
"She always wore the most disgustingly old-fashioned clothes and she could moan and complain for England but the thing that really bugged Sharon about Anne was that, despite having the disposition of a wet weekend in Scarborough, she always signed her departmental notes 'Annie' and she always turned the dot on the 'i' into a flower."
"She could sleep for England. It's not unusual for teenagers to sleep for England, I know, but I believe Amy experienced depressions in her early teens."

Etymology

Suggests that if there was a world championship for the given action, the person under discussion could compete on the national team.

Synonyms

for Britain for Ireland for Scotland for Wales

Questions

What does for england mean?: Very well or for a long time.
Where does for england come from?: Suggests that if there was a world championship for the given action, the person under discussion could compete on the national team.

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