for all it's worth

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for all it's worth and for what(ever) it's worth

if it has any value. (Usually implies lack of confidence.) My idea—for all it's worth—is to offer them only $300. Here is my thinking, for whatever it's worth. Ask her to give us her opinion, for what it's worth.

See also: worth

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You're a gentleman, and as gentlemen you and George comes to the opinion that you're rather playin' it for all it's worth in this yer house, you know--comin' here night and day, off and on, reg'lar sociable and fam'ly like, and makin' people talk about things they ain't any call to talk about, and, what's a darned sight more, YOU FELLOWS ain't got any right YET to allow 'em to talk about, d'ye see? Devil's Ford by Harte, Bret View in context I tell you-all boys, when you-all got a hunch, play it for all it's worth. Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context			fool's paradise foolish Fools rush in Fools rush in where angels fear to tread foot foot in both camps foot the bill foot-in-mouth disease football foothold footloose footloose and fancy-free footsie footstep for a change for a kick-off for a lark and on a lark for a living for a price for a song for a spin for all cares for all I care for all I know for all intents and purposes for all it's worth for all knows for all practical purposes for all problems for all the world for all the world like for anything for better or for worse for better or worse for certain for chicken feed for Christ's sake for crying out loud For crying out loud! for days on end for fear of for free for God's sake for good for good measure for goodness sake for goodness' sake for hours on end for instance for keeps for kicks			For Additional Days For Adoption by Owner For African Business and Consumer Services For all For all For all For all for all (one) is worth for all (one) is worth for all (one) is worth for all (one) is worth for all cares For All Coffeemakers for all he cares for all he cares for all he cares for all he cares for all history for all I care for all I care For All I Know For All I Know For All I Trust Him for all intents and purposes for all intents and purposes for all intents and purposes for all is worth for all is worth for all is worth for all is worth for all it's worth for all knows for all knows for all knows For All Lovers of American Estates For All of You for all practical purposes for all practical purposes for all practical purposes for all problems For All the Cows For All the Emptiness For All the Saints for all the world for all the world for all the world for all the world like for all to see For All We Know for all you care for all you care for all you care for all you care For Angles of commutation For Answers I Trust Him for any price For Anyone Who Cares for anything for anything For Anything I Trust Him For Artists, By Artists

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