for (one's) pains

In return or compensation for one's efforts, troubles, or work. Almost always used to indicate that the compensation is not worth the effort put in or the trouble taken. When I retired from the force, all they gave me for my pains was a cheap wristwatch.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aline	[æ'li:n]
Joceline	zho-sə-LEEN	French
Josie	JO-zee	English
Robertas	-	Lithuanian
BalduÍNo	-	Portuguese
Antonia	ahn-TO-nyah (Italian, Spanish), an-TON-ee-ə (English), ahn-TO-nee-ah (German, Dutch), ahn-TAWN-yah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Roma