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for all one’s trouble

for (all) one’s trouble

phr. in spite of one’s efforts; in very poor payment for one’s efforts. He got a punch in the jaw for all his trouble.
See also: all, trouble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lee[li:]
Kenton['kentn]
Gu&Eth;Fri&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Na'omi-Biblical Hebrew
Janne (2)-Danish, Norwegian
Juliezhuy-LEE (French), YOO-lee-e (Danish), YUW-lye (Czech), JOO-lee (English)French, Danish, Norwegian, Czech, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese
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