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Anon006 Posted 7 years ago
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To/for

Is this okay: Sorry, I don’t have keys to/for the restroom.

  

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anon006 Is this okay: Sorry, I don’t have keys to/for the restroom. More usually, "the key to the restroom". Both "to" and "for" will work.

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anon006

Is this okay: Sorry, I don’t have keys to/for the restroom.

More usually, "the key to the restroom".

Both "to" and "for" will work. (I usually say "to".)

"to" is often used when two things go together naturally because one thing is needed (in some sense) for another.

the key to the safe; an answer to a question; the secre