| 词组 | not for love nor money |
| 释义 | Idiom not for (anything in) the world and not for love nor money; not on your life Theme: NEGATION 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.She said no, not for anything in the world.Me, go there? Not on your life! Idiom not for love nor money(not) for love nor/or money if you say that you cannot or will not do something for love nor money, you mean that it is impossible to do or that you will not do it whatever happens.It's incredibly popular. You can't get tickets for love nor money.He's hopeless and unreliable. I wouldn't give him a job for love nor money. not for love nor/or moneyNot under any circumstances or conditions; no matter what happens. My brother-in-law is a very sweet guy, but I wouldn't hire him for love nor money. Their newest video game console is so popular that you can't find one in stores for love or money! not for love or moneyNever, under no circumstances, as in I'd never visit them again, not for love or money. A version of this expression, which alludes to these two powerful persuasive forces, was recorded in a.d. 971. for love nor moneyorfor love or moneyIf you say that you cannot get something for love nor money or for love or money, you mean that it is very difficult to get. You won't get a room here, not for love nor money. Norman had created a fine vegetable garden that gave us all the things you couldn't buy in the local shops, for love or money. not for love or moneynot in any circumstances. informal 1998 Spectator I am told that you cannot get a plasterer for love or money, but that the going rate is a big kiss and £1,000 a week. not for love or/nor ˈmoney(informal) used to say that it is impossible to do something or get something: The show is sold out. You can’t get a ticket for love nor money.for love or money Under any circumstances. Usually used in negative sentences: I would not do that for love or money. not for love or moneyUnder no circumstances. The earliest reference to this expression dates from the late tenth century, and it has been increasingly repeated ever since. Maria Edgeworth had it in Castle Rackrent (1801): “When there was no room to be had for love or money, [many chose] to sleep in the chicken-house.” |
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