for nothing

Meaning

1. Oxford75% of films

   with no reward or result

2. Oxford5% of films

   without payment

In the movies · 77

• I'm just sorry you came all this way for nothing.Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
• - It was all for nothing. - No, no. I ...The Day After Tomorrow2004
• then that means Alby died for nothing, and I can't have that.The Maze Runner2014
• They wanted for nothing.Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022
• "Be anxious for nothing."Come from Away2021
• Is he asks for nothing.This Is 402012
• He died for nothing.This Is England2007
• They made us for nothingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023

Learn it in full scenes

• Come from Away2021
  • Gander Learns of the Emergency
  • Planes Land Unexpectedly in Gander
  • Gander Declares a State of Emergency

From the same entry

• be nothing to
• be nothing to do with
• have nothing on
• not for nothing
• nothing but
• nothing if not
• nothing less than
• nothing like
• nothing much
• nothing to it
• there is nothing for it
• there is nothing in

More idioms

• any luck
• speak your mind
• in face
• no offence
• beg pardon
• come to mind
• no hard feelings
• make the best of
• be for the best
• as good as
• get a grip
• make day