go for nothing
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PSG therefore want to sell the France forward now and secure a transfer fee rather than let him go for nothing.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023
These women did not want all their suffering and loss to go for nothing, and they were urging men to fight on.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2020
And, the franchise got a return for its asset instead of letting him go for nothing as an unrestricted free agent in July.
From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2018
And, the franchise got a return for its asset instead of letting him go for nothing as an unrestricted free agent in July.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2018
“And now, sir, do you mean to tell me that brains go for nothing in this land of contrariety?”
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
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