go for nothing

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go for nothing

1. Lit. [for something] to be done for no purpose. All our work went for nothing. Our efforts at helping out went for nothing.

2. Fig. [for something] to be sold for a very low price. This merchandise can go for nothing; let's just clear it out at 90 percent off. I don't want this good stuff to just go for nothing.

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WIGAN boss Steve Bruce is ready to let speedy Senegalese striker Henri Camara (above) go for nothing today - if he can find a new home. Football Spy Extra: Camara in frame by The Mirror (London, England) I don't want to keep unhappy players, but I don't want to let players go for nothing either," said Jewell. Jewell's warning; WIGAN V EVERTON by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Even if you work hard, save hard and sacrifice holidays, it will all go for nothing. Letter: Your view - Money woes by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			go deep go down a treat go down fighting go down for the third time go down in defeat go down in flames go down in history go down like a lead balloon go down like ninepins go down on knees go down that road go down the chute go down the line go down the plughole go down the tubes go down the wrong way go downhill go Dutch go easy go easy on go fifty-fifty Go figure Go figure! Go fly a kite! go for broke go for nothing go for the jugular go forward with go from bad to worse go from one extreme to the other go from rags to riches go from strength to strength Go fry an egg! go great guns go hand in hand go haywire go head to head go hell for leather go hog wild go home in a box go home to mama go hungry go in circles go in favor go in one ear and out the other go in the right direction go into a huddle go into a nosedive go into a song and dance go into a tailspin go into act			Go Find Your Mom Go Find Your Self Go Find Yourself Go Fish Go Fishing in Victoria go flatline go fly a kite go fly a kite go fly a kite go fly a kite go fly a kite Go fly a kite! go for go for go for go for go for a walk Go For Box Office go for broke go for broke go for broke go for broke go for broke Go for Growth go for it go for it go for it go for it go for it Go For It, Man go for nothing Go for the Close Go For The Gold Go for the Jugular go for the kill go for the kill go for the kill go for the kill go for the kill go for the kill Go for the Throat Go Forget Yourself go forth go forth Go Forth and Multiply Go Forth Baptist Missions Inc. go forward go forward go forward with Go Freaking Google It go from bad to worse go from home go from one extreme to the other go from rags to riches go from strength to strength Go fry an egg! Go Fudge Off go full circle go gage Go Galt go game

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