What does not for nothing mean?
Definitions for not for nothing
not for noth·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word not for nothing.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of not for nothing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of not for nothing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of not for nothing in a Sentence
I like Victoria for herself, not for nothing else. I'd like her if she worked in Tesco.
They’ve kept us safe for the last 20 years. Their service was not for nothing, it was for our stability and our freedoms and our safety.
There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone--many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long. Not for nothing is their motto TGIF -- 'Thank God It's Friday.' They live for the weekends, when they can go do what they really want to do.
There is what might be called a cultural assumption in France that whoever is in power will abuse that power unless kept in check, this forms part of the continual tension between government and the citizenry... the muscular action that often accompanies it is part of the negotiating framework, a show of brute strength prior to seeking peaceful resolution. Not for nothing is.
As fighters, they have a reputation that goes back centuries of being ferocious and instilling fear among invading armies that tried and failed to crush them. So, you end up with Chechen characters in novels by Tolstoy and Pushkin, some of the great literary giants of Russian literature, and this fear of the Chechens fighter is not for nothing.
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