| 词组 | all for naught |
| 释义 | all for naught (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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