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Definition

Very well or for a long time.

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Origins

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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In Context

  • "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."
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