Meanings
- UKemphaticidiomaticintensifierAt all, especially of a (completely lacking) skill or ability.
I can't swim for toffee.
2 more examples
This book was always going to be on the cards. As her work testifies, she [Tracey Emin] may not be able to spell for toffee but words are very important to her.
2006 October 7, Nicholas Lezard, “In bed with Tracey Emin”, in The Guardian, →ISSNBleeding Nora! Half head, it was. Do you want a flake in that, love? Couldn't pull a pint for toffee.
2016, Matthew Bulgo, Constellation Street, Oberon Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OLSynonyms: for sour apples, for the life of one
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseAt all, especially of a (completely lacking) skill or ability.
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for toffee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20toffee
“for toffee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20toffee. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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