for love or money

phrase

informal
: for anything
—used to give added force to a negative statement
We couldn't get him to go along for love or money.

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Many of the models in zigzag dresses and skirt suits looked like angry, nasty, crazy women ready to kill for love or money. — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 May 2022 Dilemma exercise is supposed to see whether Liam and Millie are here for love or money, which is ridiculous. — Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2021

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“For love or money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20love%20or%20money. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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