Meanings
- EnglandidiomaticVery 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, →ISBN2 more examples
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.
2014, David Menon, Fireflies: Detective Superintendent Jeff Barton #2, David MenonShe 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.
2014, Janis Winehouse, Loving Amy: A Mother's Story, Random House, →ISBNSynonyms: for Britain, for Ireland, for Scotland, for Wales
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseVery well or for a long time.
Origin
Suggests that if there was a world championship for the given action, the person under discussion could compete on the national team.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
for England. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20England
“for England.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20England. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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