go for nothing Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
go for nothing|go|go for|go for naught|naught|noth
v. phr. To count for nothing; be useless; be wasted.
What the teacher said went for nothing because the pupils did not pay attention. I hope that all your good work doesn't go for naught. Compare: IN VAIN.
go for nothing
go for nothing Be useless, serve no purpose. For example,
He lost the case, so all our efforts on his behalf went for nothing. [Late 1500s] Also see
go for, def. 2.
go for nothing
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1. Lit. [for something] to be done for no purpose. All our assignment went for nothing. Our efforts at allowance out went for nothing.
2. Fig. [for something] to be awash for a actual low price. This commodity can go for nothing; let's aloof bright it out at 90 percent off. I don't appetite this acceptable being to aloof go for nothing.Learn more: go, nothinggo for nothing
Be useless, serve no purpose. For example, He absent the case, so all our efforts on his account went for nothing. [Late 1500s] Also see go for, def. 2. Learn more: go, nothing