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Meanings of for nothing in English

Without success, without the desired effect.

Usage of for nothing in English
1
The RNC calls for nothing less than a sea change in attitudes.
The Guardian
2
To get something for nothing is the fundamental immorality in the world.
Stories from Everybody's Magazine
3
Yes, even if the intern says they're happy to work for nothing.
The Guardian
4
He has seen such horrors today that my tears count for nothing.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
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Make them understand that-thatyou are perfectly willing to work for nothing.
Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
6
I've come out into the cold for nothing, I said to myself.
A duty to the dead
7
Personal quarrels should go for nothing in face of the common wrong.
The Ivory Trail
8
Jonny on the possibility of fatherhood: My daughter will want for nothing.
The Guardian
9
That's how I read it; for nothing else will fit the facts.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
10
Malloy and Fisk say he's a useless, pretty object, good for nothing.
A reliable wife
11
They don't call her the new Kate Moss for nothing, you know.
The Guardian
12
Loyal Teuta, who followed her everywhere and asked for nothing in return.
Imperatrix
13
She gave me a place to stay and has asked for nothing.
The incumbent
14
Nobody needs to tell Padraig Harrington that you get nothing for nothing.
The Irish Times
15
This might be for nothing, but I have to know the truth.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
16
They don't call it the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes for nothing.
Witch heart