"for all one is worth" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-for all one is worth.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for all one is worth, {{en-PP}} for all one is worth
  1. (idiomatic) Intensely, vigorously, with as much effort as one can supply. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-for_all_one_is_worth-en-prep_phrase-BNd9LxaZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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