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for England

for England prepositional phrase: very well or for a long time.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (England, idiomatic) Very well or for a long time.
    • Before Venita, who could chatter for England, had a chance to hand over too much more information, Marty jumped in defensively.2011, Bernardine Kennedy, Past Chances, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    • 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...2014, David Menon, Fireflies: Detective Superintendent Jeff Barton #2, David Menon
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, England.

for England meaning in Bengali

for England in Bengali

খুব ভালোভাবে, দীর্ঘ সময়ের জন্য

Synonyms of for England

Origin of for England

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

Questions about for England

What does for England mean?
For England means very well or for a long time.
What is for England in Bengali?
For England in Bengali is খুব ভালোভাবে, দীর্ঘ সময়ের জন্য. See For England meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is for England?
For England is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for England in the dictionary

  1. for crying in the beer
  2. for crying out loud
  3. for days
  4. for dear life
  5. for dummies
  6. for England
  7. for ever
  8. for ever and ever
  9. for ever more
  10. for evermore
  11. for example

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: for England (page history and authors); for England (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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