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
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
The Wizards won’t balk at matching the offer because Porter is really good, more valuable than his numbers, and they don’t have the salary cap flexibility to let him go for nothing.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2017
Although the Islanders let them go for nothing, they have also succeeded at finding gems.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2011
"Do you think it can ever go for nothing to have a friend like you—some one who believes in me?"
From The Little Missis by Charlotte Skinner
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