- for nothing
- for no reason, in vain, futilely
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
for nothing
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for nothing — for no reason. They didn t call him a big gorilla for nothing. Opposite of: not for nothing … New idioms dictionary
for nothing — index free (at no charge), gratis, gratuitous (given without recompense) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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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, needle … Thesaurus of popular words
for nothing — Synonyms and related words: charitable, complimentary, costless, eleemosynary, expenseless, for free, for love, free, free as air, free for nothing, free gratis, free of charge, free of cost, freebie, giftlike, given, gratis, gratuitous, on the… … Moby Thesaurus
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