not for the world

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not for (anything in) the world and not for love nor money; not on your life

Fig. not for anything (no matter what its value). (Note the variation in the examples. The order of love nor money is fixed.) I won't do it for love nor money. He said he wouldn't do it—not for the world.

See also: world

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Modesty such as yours -- but not for the world would I pain it by open praise. Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context Her eyes said: "You see why Mamma brought me," and his answered: "I would not for the world have had you stay away. The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context Oh, it was a touching superstition, monsieur, and although I did not myself believe it, I would not for the world have destroyed my father's faith. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			not believe eyes not believe your eyes not born yesterday not breathe a word not buy not by a long shot not by any stretch not cup of tea not cut it not cut the mustard not day not do any favors not done not dream of not dwell on not enough room to swing a cat not feeling oneself not float boat not for a moment not for all the tea in China not for hire Not for my money not for nothing not for publication not for the life of me not for the world not get hopes up not give a damn not give a hoot not give a rat's ass not give a shit not give a tinker's damn not give anyone the time of day not give it another thought not give the time of day not going to win any beauty contests not grow on trees not hack it not half bad Not half! not have a bone in body not have a care in the world not have a chance in hell not have a clue not have a leg to stand on not have a prayer not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell not have a stitch of clothes not have all marbles not have the faintest idea not have the foggiest notion			not for one moment not for one moment Not for Ourselves Alone Not for profit Not for profit Not for profit Not for Profit Benchmarking Association Not for Profit Distributing Organisation Not for Profit Group Not for profit organisation Not for Profit Organization Not for Profit Organization Not for Profit Organizations Not for Profit Organizations Not for Profits Not for Profits Not For Public Inspection Not for Publication Not for Publication Not for Publication Not for Recreational Use Not for Release Not for Release to Foreign Nationals Not for Reproduction Not For Resale Not For Resuscitation Not for Sale Not for Sure not for the life of me Not for the Squeamish Productions not for the world Not For Tourists Not for Trade Not For Women Not for Work Not for You Not For Your Eyes not foreign not forfeitable not forget not forgetting not forgetting Not Formally Invited Not Forsaking the Assembly Not Found Not Freakin' Interested Not Freakin' Likely Not from Concentrate Not from Concentrate Orange Juice Not from Here Not Fully Equipped Not Fully Evolved not fully executed Not Fully Guaranteed Not Fully Mission Capable Not Fully Qualified

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