for nothing

for nothing
1)

she hosted the show for nothing

Syn:
free, free of charge, gratis, without charge, at no cost; informal for free, on the house
2)

all this trouble for nothing

Syn:
in vain, to no avail, to no purpose, with no result, needlessly, pointlessly

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  • go for nothing — also {formal}[go for naught] {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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • To go for nothing — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Good for nothing — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • good-for-nothing — {adj. phr.} Worthless. * /While Janice works hard each day, her good for nothing husband hangs around in the bars./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • good-for-nothing — adjective Date: 1533 of no use or value • good for nothing noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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