Don’t you think this shirt is too tight ______ the shoulders?

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diamondcutter

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[FONT=&#23435]Don[/FONT][FONT=&#23435]t you think this shirt is too tight ______ the shoulders?[/FONT][FONT=&#23435][/FONT]

[FONT=&#23435]A. [/FONT][FONT=&#23435]for B. across [/FONT][FONT=&#23435][/FONT]
[FONT=&#23435]I think both A and B are correct. But the answer key is B. What do you say?[/FONT][FONT=&#23435][/FONT]
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[FONT=&#23435]THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY.[/FONT][FONT=&#23435][/FONT]
 

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I would accept "across", "around" and, at a push, "at" but "for" definitely does not work. "Across" is certainly the most natural.
 

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I realize it wasn't one of the options provided, but I'd also find 'too tight in the shoulders' natural, at least in AmE.
 

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Thank you all.
What about the other parts, such as stomach.
Do we say this shirt is too tight for or around the stomach?

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Or "too tight (a)round the waist".
 
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