"go for nothing" meaning in English

See go for nothing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes for nothing [present, singular, third-person], going for nothing [participle, present], went for nothing [past], gone for nothing [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> for nothing}} go for nothing (third-person singular simple present goes for nothing, present participle going for nothing, simple past went for nothing, past participle gone for nothing)
  1. To have no value, or carry no weight with someone.
    Sense id: en-go_for_nothing-en-verb-Tk33NTqZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for go for nothing meaning in English (1.4kB)

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          "text": "Is not your friend's business your own business? What does friendship mean if it is not so? And when I tell you that it is my business, mine of right, does that go for nothing with you?",
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