- do something (or nothing) for
- do something (or nothing) forinformalenhance (or detract from) the appearance or quality of.→ do
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do something (or nothing) for
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Something Outa Nothing — Infobox Single Name = Something Outa Nothing Caption = Artist = Letitia Dean and Paul Medford from Album = A side = Something Outa Nothing B side = Time Square (instrumental) Released = October 1986 Format = 7 vinyl, 12 vinyl Recorded = 1986… … Wikipedia
Something from nothing — argument is a philosophical argument that proves logically: The existence of any thing cannot have come from nothing or no thing nor could it have ever existed at all.To partially grasp this understanding the philosopher must first realise that… … Wikipedia
have something to show for — have something (or nothing) to show for have a (or no) visible result of (one s work or experience) a year later, he had nothing to show for his efforts … Useful english dictionary
have something (or nothing) to show for — have a (or no) visible result of (one s work or experience). → shoveler … English new terms dictionary
for — [ weak fər, strong fɔr ] function word *** For can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I bought some flowers for Chloe. Wait there for a while. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I told her to leave, for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
have something to show for something — have something/nothing/to show for something phrase to have achieved something nothing as a result of something that you have done They had absolutely nothing to show for weeks of hard work. Thesaurus: progress and developmentsynonym Main … Useful english dictionary
Nothing Important Happened Today — The X Files episode Carl Wormus being dragged under water by Shannon McMahon … Wikipedia
have something to say for yourself — have something/a lot/nothing/etc to say for yourself phrase to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something He didn’t have a lot to say for himself. She’s always got far too much to say… … Useful english dictionary
(have) something to show for something — (have) something, nothing, etc. to ˈshow for sth idiom (to have) something, nothing, etc. as a result of sth • All those years of hard work, and nothing to show for it! Main entry: ↑showidiom … Useful english dictionary
nothing else for it — see ↑nothing, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑else nothing else for it (or Brit nothing for it) old fashioned used to say that something must be done because there is no other choice By the time we discovered the mistake, there was nothing else for it but… … Useful english dictionary
