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not for nothingstresses
gen. недаром (Anglophile); неспроста (scherfas); неслучайно (Not for nothing is Florida called the Sunshine State. Alexander Demidov); по праву (E.g., It is not for nothing that ...- AD Alexander Demidov); не зря (Not for nothing is New York City called the fashion capital of the world. • Not for nothing did the Citi board press him into service as chairman in late 2007, after his predecessor's head rolled because of the company's $10 billion loss. Val_Ships); не без основания (VLZ_58); не беспричинно
amer. не без причины (Not for nothing is New York City called the fashion capital of the world. Val_Ships); не просто так (The man wasn't a cop for nothing. He knew exactly which "buttons" to push. Val_Ships)
slang как бы это сказать (применительно к нью-йоркскому сленгу, фраза используется для смягчения следующего за ней оскорбления или едкого комментария: hey, not for nothing, but you suck at singing and you're not gonna get that part vogeler)
not for nothing: 19 phrases in 5 subjects
General8
Idiomatic1
Informal4
Makarov1
Proverb5