for (all) one's trouble

for (all) one's 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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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