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Meaning of go for nothing | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To have no value, or carry no weight with someone.

Examples

“Is not your friend's business your own business? What does friendship mean if it is not so? And when I tell you that it is my business, mine of right, does that go for nothing with you?”

“And I tell you they are promises that go for nothing.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

go for the gloves go for the gold go for the jugular go for the jugular vein go for the kill go for the throat