| 单词 | to be a fool for one's pains | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be a fool for one's pains  d.    to be a fool for one's pains: to go to great trouble over something without receiving any commensurate reward; to waste one’s time. Now rare. ΚΠ 1723    B. Mandeville Fable Bees 		(ed. 2)	  i. 349  				If he keeps but one [horse], and over feeds it to shew his Wealth he is a Fool for his Pains. 1807    J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xvi. 77  				I will give you—though I'm a fool for my pains—however, I will give you one squeak more for your inheritance. 1936    E. Everett-Green in  Cromwell Argus 		(Otago, N.Z.)	 6 Apr. 2/4  				Perhaps I am an old fool for my pains. < as lemmas  | 
	
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