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[Paddy]

Fija, I guess you misunderstand the use of preposition "for". "To live for" or "To die for" are phrasal verbs.

A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb.

Phrasal verb = Verb + preposition

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositi...ictionary.html
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabular...verbs-list.htm

We use for when we say a period of time.

eg: I have been waiting for two hours. i.e, 2 hours ago-->now

What I meant was your sentence needs preposition for to indicate a period of time.

ditto.........

[camtieu]

Con ông cháu cha; Sinh ra trong nhung lụa. = Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth.

[camtieu]

Vội vàng, cẩu thả, thiếu suy nghĩ; = Shoot from the hip.

[camtieu]

Chịu thua, bỏ cuộc. = Throw in the towel.

[camtieu]

Nuôi ong tay áo. = To nourish a viper in one's bosom

[camtieu]

Tốt danh hơn lành áo. = Good name is better than riches.

[camtieu]

Mò kim đáy biển. = look for a needle in a haystack.

[camtieu]

Muối bỏ biển. = A drop in the ocean.

[camtieu]

Một rừng không thể nào có hai cọp. = Two tigers cannot share one mountain (forest).

[camtieu]

Khỉ ho cò gáy. = In the middle of no where.