Could I say 'for a traffic jam' to indicate ' due to a traffic jam' or 'because of a traffic jam'? #1 Don't tell me that you were late due to a traffic jam. #2 Don't tell me that you were late because of a traffic jam. #3 Don't tell me that you were late for a traffic jam. One of the usage of 'for' is to mean 'because of ', 'as a result of'. Could I say 'for a traffic jam' to indicate ' due to a traffic jam' or 'because of a traffic jam'? Thank you.