单词 | all for nothing |
释义 | > as lemmasall for nothing b. In vain; to no effect; for no result. Also all for nothing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > in vain [phrase] in (or on) idlenessc825 in (earlier on, an) idlec1000 in idleshipa1250 in vaina1300 over tomeheda1300 (all) for noughtc1300 in waste1340 in deveyn(ec1400 to little availc1450 without availc1450 in fruster1488 to good (also great, some, little, no, etc.) purpose1525 for nothing1560 sans fail1597 for vaina1616 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lxxx Leste they shoulde appeere to haue commen thyther for nothyng. 1580 A. Saker Narbonus ii. 111 If patiente sometime to beare, rather than to make a brabbling for nothing, then is he a milkesop. 1600 N. Breton Strange Fortunes Two Excellent Princes 20 I see you study not for nothing, I beleue you read Ouid, you would seeme to make such a Metamorphosis of your self. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xx. 128 He will have run great risques; caught great colds;..brav'd the inclemencies of skies, and all for—nothing! 1780 S. Lee Chapter of Accidents v. 93 I shall run distracted! have I married an—and all for nothing too? 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. xiii. 233 I was sure you could not be so beautiful for nothing . View more context for this quotation 1881 A. Trollope Ayala's Angel III. lvi. 163 I was ashamed... I had given you so much trouble all for nothing. 1936 J. Buchan Island of Sheep iii. 45 He knew the ropes... He wasn't a business man for nothing. 1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1990) iii. lxii. 375 The Wild Dog smiled tensely: If they see what I've done it will all have been for nothing. < as lemmas |
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