have (something) to show for (something)

have (something) to show for (something)
have (something) to show for (something) to be the result of your effort.

She tried her best to make the business work, but now all she had to show for her effort was a huge debt.


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  • have something to show for something — have something/nothing/to show for something phrase to have achieved something nothing as a result of something that you have done They had absolutely nothing to show for weeks of hard work. Thesaurus: progress and developmentsynonym Main …   Useful english dictionary

  • (have) something to show for something — (have) something, nothing, etc. to ˈshow for sth idiom (to have) something, nothing, etc. as a result of sth • All those years of hard work, and nothing to show for it! Main entry: ↑showidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have something to show for — have something (or nothing) to show for have a (or no) visible result of (one s work or experience) a year later, he had nothing to show for his efforts …   Useful english dictionary

  • have something (or nothing) to show for — have a (or no) visible result of (one s work or experience). → shoveler …   English new terms dictionary

  • have something written all over your face — phrase used for saying that the expression on your face shows what you are feeling or thinking Disappointment was written all over her face. Thesaurus: to show, or to be expressed in the face or eyeshyponym Main entry: write …   Useful english dictionary

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  • have — [ weak əv, həv, strong hæv ] (3rd person singular has [ weak əz, həz, strong hæz ] ; past tense and past participle had [ weak əd, həd, strong hæd ] ) verb *** Have can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb in perfect tenses of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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