a. I didn't like that movie and Betsy didn't like it either, but Betsy didn't like it for the wrong reasons.
(Betsy disliked it for the wrong reasons.)
b. I didn't go to the party and Betsy didn't either. But Betsy didn't go for you.
(You were the reason Betsy didn't go.)
Are (a) and (b) grammatically correct and meaningful?
Normally, "Betsy didn't go for you." would mean she went for some other reason, but here it is supposed to mean "She refrained from going for you."
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for the wrong reasons
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Re: for the wrong reasons
(A) is correct, but not (b) ('for' does not mean 'because of').