The phrase "like something for" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is most commonly used to express a preference for something or a desire to have or do something. Here is an example: "I would like something for dinner that is both healthy and filling."
"Everyone would like something for free," says Chuck Haas of MetroFi, a supplier of municipal Wi-Fi systems.
Santa said he would like something for Christmas: a computer for his diabetes club at his hotel.
Female customers often buy a toy for themselves and then come back and say "I loved my vibrator, so I thought I'd treat my husband", or men return and say "I'd like something for me too".
The group feature doesn't just let you see which places users have explicitly favorited, but it also shows in more detail why they like something – for example, it's on a list of places they want to try, or it will even how much they like a restaurant as a percentage, based on Ness's understanding of their interests and activities.
You might not like something, for example, you might not like rap, or hip hop, and choose rock or jazz, but even if you have your own reasons to like your music, others might prefer what you don't like.
It looked like something for transporting dangerous radioactive isotopes.
Especially for a weekend tourist, Bergamot is primarily about its mall-like, something-for-everyone experience, with corrugated metal buildings, asphalt parking lot, and works that run from mediocre to cutting-edge lined up side by side.
If the U.S. wants and likes something for itself they should like it for us, too.
In labs I don't like doing something for no reason but in this lab everything we did brought us closer to our goal.
He should have just written back quick-like, something like "Thanks for the invitation, Kate.
It looks like something created for the Jetsons' futuristic pad.
