for trouble

for (all) one's trouble

in spite of one's efforts; in return for one's efforts. (Implies that the "trouble" was not worth taking, or was harmful.) He got a punch in the jaw for all his trouble. For her trouble, she got only honorable mention.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vitomir	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Juuso	YOO:-so	Finnish
SlÁIne	SLAW-na	Irish
L&Aelig;Rke	-	Danish
Hippolytos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Regana	ree-GAN-ə	English (Rare)