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We know well enough that if we repeal this law and give nothing for it, the people of this country will regard it as a total demonetization of silver, which it will be, so far as this Congress is concerned, without any question.
Richard Parks Bland

Meaning of "nothing for it" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOTHING FOR IT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOTHING FOR IT

notepad
notepaper
noter
notes
noteworthily
noteworthiness
noteworthy
nothing
nothing but
nothing doing
nothing if not
nothing in it
nothing less than
nothing loath
nothing to choose between
nothing to write home about
nothingarian
nothingarianism
nothingism
nothingness

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOTHING FOR IT

cut it
for it
get it
go for it
go to it
grin and bear it
have bought it
have had it
have it
I have it
make it
out to it
run for it
so be it
take someone´s word for it
there´s nothing for it
up for it
with it
you can keep it
you name it

Synonyms and antonyms of nothing for it in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nothing for it» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOTHING FOR IT

Find out the translation of nothing for it to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nothing for it from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nothing for it» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没事吧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nada que hacer
570 millions of speakers

English

nothing for it
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इसके लिए कुछ भी नहीं है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا شيء لذلك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не поделаешь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nada para ele
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এটা জন্য কিছুই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rien pour elle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiada apa-apa untuknya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nichts für sie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

それは何もない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그것을 위해 아무것도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boten wonten
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có gì cho nó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அது ஒன்றும் இல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यासाठी काहीच नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bunun için hiçbir şey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

niente da fare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nic dla niego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не поробиш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nimic pentru ea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τίποτα για αυτό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

niks vir dit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ingenting för det
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ingenting for det
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nothing for it

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOTHING FOR IT»

The term «nothing for it» is very widely used and occupies the 15.417 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOTHING FOR IT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nothing for it» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nothing for it» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nothing for it

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4 QUOTES WITH «NOTHING FOR IT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nothing for it.
1
Richard Parks Bland
We know well enough that if we repeal this law and give nothing for it, the people of this country will regard it as a total demonetization of silver, which it will be, so far as this Congress is concerned, without any question.
2
Arthur Eddington
If your theory is found to be against the second law of theromodynamics, I give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation.
3
Arjun Rampal
India needs a change - it cannot be ruled by 80-year-olds and by people who have done nothing for it.
4
Richie Sambora
I'm all for sharing music, but when people can download a whole record and pay nothing for it and then they share it with 100,000 other people, it's breaking down the whole business.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOTHING FOR IT»

Discover the use of nothing for it in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nothing for it and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
And now, Puffin Books honors forty years of the book that started it all, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, with a special edition--featuring a new introduction from Judy--to celebrate this perennial favorite.
Judy Blume, 2011
2
Nothing Matters
It cannot, though, show nothing because in order to do so there would be nothing for it to show; art itself would be nothing. The circularity – the absurdity, if you wish – of that notion perhaps demonstrates dramatically why we are incapable of  ...
Ronald Green, 2011
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'Nothing doing!' nothing if not an expression used to empnas' ,e something: His life has been nothing ifnotexcitng (= His life has really been exciting). there is etc . nothing 'for it but n- do something) the only possible thing to do i was etc ...
4
The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... achieve anything without taking risks. stop at nothing see stop. sweet nothings see sweet. there is etc nothing for it but (to do something) the only possible thing ( to do) is (something): When the boat hit a rock and sank, there was nothing for it ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
—I got nothing for it if I did vote ; but I do not know that I did. 28.326. You got nothing for it ? — I got nothing for it if I did vote ; but I do not remember that I did vote. 28.327. How did you voto at the last election ? — I The witness J. Stolhard.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1870
6
The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
261 As when Boehme writes of the Primal Love, that “it may fitly be compared to Nothing, for it is deeper than any Thing, and is as nothing with respect to all things, forasmuch as it is not comprehensible by any of them. And because it is ...
William James, 1952
7
Reports from Commissioners
I got nothing for it if I did vote ; but I do not know that I did. 28.326. You got nothing for it ? — I got nothing for it if I did vote ; but I do not remember that I did vote. 28.327. How did you vote at the last election ? — I voted for the Liberals ; both ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1870
8
Heinemann English Dictionary
... certainly not! nothing for it no other possible course of action: There was nothing for it but to jump. nothing in something no truth or profit in something: U' 7tv should you help? There 's nothing in it for you. • nothing adverb not at all.
‎2001
9
The Star of Redemption
... be a No of the nothing; but this would presuppose a nothing that would be negatable, that is to say, a nothing that had already decided on a Yes. So, the Yes is the beginning. This yes certainly cannot be the Yes of the nothing; for it is the ...
Franz Rosenzweig, Barbara E. Galli, 2005
10
Through a Mirror, Brightly
It does not understand you are the Son of God, for it is senseless and understands nothing for it is senseless and understands nothing for it is senseless and understands nothing for it is senseless and understands nothing for it is senseless ...
Raymond Comeau, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOTHING FOR IT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nothing for it is used in the context of the following news items.
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Philosophical Investigations
There's nothing for it but brains, luck, and plenty of hard work, dang it all. Comments (10) + TrackBacks (0) | Category: Chemical News. «Corante, Jul 15»
2
My new addiction: road-building
There was nothing for it but to follow Telford's advice. With pick and crowbar, I dug from the bank and assembled about 20 enormous rocks and ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Could Boomer walk?
There is nothing more for North to know about Harvey, who is in significantly better condition than Fletcher, and nothing for it to lose if it was to ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
4
West Cork: Finding the Beara necessities of life
If we ever found the place, we'd be in deepest, darkest Co Cork so there was nothing for it but to swing by the People's Republic itself and stock ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Israel fines Bezeq for charging ex-customers for routers
They were billed ILS 25 for the router, but were credited the same amount each month, so that they actually paid nothing for it. Customers who ... «Telecompaper, Jul 15»
6
To Trump Disciples: You're Embarrassing Conservatism and …
He has done nothing for it, except spew a million hollow platitudes into a loudspeaker hoping a certain percentage of them resonate with the ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
7
Bezeq fined for router charges
They were billed NIS 25 for the router, but were credited each month for the same amount for the router, so that they actually paid nothing for it. «Globes, Jul 15»
8
Niall to the rescue….again
There was nothing for it but to jump in as, at this point, there was no sign of a rescue boat. “I took off my radio and boots and jumped in,” ... «Irish Echo, Jul 15»
9
Coconut Comeback
DAN ETHERINGTON: As a cash crop, it has been so abused and as an economist I was concerned that you're getting nothing for it. As one of ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
10
Restaurant review: Bawarchi, Sandringham
There was nothing for it but to schedule a return visit, but if your tastes run to the more conventional, this place has plenty of options to keep you ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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