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| not for nothing (Not for nothing is New York City called the fashion capital of the world. • Not for nothing did the Citi board press him into service as chairman in late 2007, after his predecessor's head rolled because of the company's $10 billion loss. Val_Ships); rightly so (Paulichatte); be not in vain (his death will be not in vain Val_Ships); be right to (do something: Good job! The director was right to leave you in charge. SirReal); it is not for nothing (Alexander Demidov); well-spent; with good reason (Tanya Gesse); just as well (в знач. "это оказалось очень кстати": It turned out we had a pop quiz on Monday. Just as well I was studying this weekend! • It's just as well we brought our raincoats, because it looks like it's about to rain. 4uzhoj) | |||
| for a reason (I mean, it is called the Last Frontier for a reason. • Get yourself an umbrella and a rain coat... the city is called Raincouver for a reason. ART Vancouver); for a purpose (Anyway, I forgot my passport, so I had to turn back and I missed the flight. And you know what happened to everyone on board. You call it a coincidence but I believe these things are sent to us for a purpose. ART Vancouver) | |||
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| не зря: 58 phrases in 10 subjects |
| Cliche / convention | 2 |
| Contextual meaning | 1 |
| Diplomacy | 1 |
| Figurative | 1 |
| General | 37 |
| Idiomatic | 2 |
| Informal | 3 |
| Makarov | 9 |
| Proverb | 1 |
| Quotes and aphorisms | 1 |