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Jenne Phuong
2021-07-30 10:07
Go for nothing phrase
If something "goes for nothing", it is unsuccessful or doesn't achieve what one intended to do.
All her efforts will go for nothing if her exam result is not good.
Her parents' expectations of her has gone for nothing since she made off from home.
If something "goes for nothing", it is only exchanged for little money.
This ring goes for nothing. I bought it from a second-hand store.
The verb "go" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The phrase dates from the late 1500s.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
