for love nor money

English

Prepositional phrase

for love nor money (used with a negative)

1. Alternative form of for love or money
   • 1992, Robert Rankin, The Antipope, page 123:

     After six such encounters in tiny corner shops which normally complained that they were out of sugar, that the cornflakes were late in again and that they couldn't get tomato sauce for love nor money, the Captain, his head reeling, had staggered into the High Street off-licence.

Translations

never, for no price, under no circumstances

• German: nicht für Geld und gute Worte, um / für kein Geld der Welt, weder für Geld noch (aus) Liebe