not able to get something for love or money

not able to get something for love or money
not able to get something for love or money
Fig. not able to get something at any price; completely unable to get something. •

Oranges were so scarce last winter that you couldn't get them for love or money.

I wanted to go to the concert, but I was not able to get a ticket for love or money.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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