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for naught
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(all) for naught
without achievement or result. Marge's time in jail wasn't all for naught – she earned a college degree while she was there.
Usage notes: sometimes, in less formal use, nothing is substituted for naught: I would hate to think that what we'd tried to do was all for nothing.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of naught (= zero or nothing)
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