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TO NO AVAIL or OF NO AVAIL.

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to no avail

[to no avail] or [of no avail] (1) {adj. phr.}, {formal} Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. * /Tom's practicing was of no avail. He was sick on the day of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to no avail

[to no avail] (2) {adv. phr.}, {formal} Without result; unsuccessfully. * /John tried to pull the heavy cart, but to no avail./ * /Mary studied hard for the test but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

of no avail

[of no avail] See: [TO NO AVAIL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Samuel Johnson

(1709-1784) English writer Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing. www.english-slang.com

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