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
The Yankees had the option of pulling back Thornton from waivers, or working out a trade with Washington, but they simply decided to let him go for nothing to save money.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2014
Does the elegance, the refinement, the accomplishments, the propriety of manner and delicacy of sentiment, to be met with in these circles, go for nothing with you?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
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