go for nothing

go for nothing also  {formal} go for naught  {v. phr.}
To count for nothing; be useless; be wasted.
What the teacher said went for nothing because the pupils did not pay attention.
I hope that all your good work doesn't go for naught.
Compare: IN VAIN.
Categories: formal verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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