to little avail
1of little avail — of little (or no) avail not very (or not at all) effective or successful Latin was of little avail in the practical affairs of life * * * of little/no aˈvail idiom (formal) of little or no use • Your ability to argue is of little avail if the …
2to little avail — to little (or no) avail with little (or no) success or benefit he tried to get his work recognized, but to little avail …
3to little avail — If something is to little avail, it means that, despite great efforts, something ended in failure, but taking comfort from the knowledge that nothing else could have been done to avert or avoid the result …
4to little avail — If something is to little avail, it means that, despite great efforts, something ended in failure, but taking comfort from the knowledge that nothing else could have been done to avert or avoid the result. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
5To little avail — If something is to little avail, it means that, despite great efforts, something ended in failure, but taking comfort from the knowledge that nothing else could have been done to avert or avoid the result …
6(to) little avail — to little/no aˈvail idiom (formal) with little or no success • The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail. Main entry: ↑availidiom …
7of little avail — of little use, of little advantage; of little profit …
8Avail — A*vail , n. 1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail. [1913 Webster] The avail of a deathbed repentance. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.… …
9avail — ► VERB 1) (avail oneself of) use or take advantage of. 2) help or benefit. ► NOUN ▪ use or benefit: his protests were to little avail. ORIGIN Latin valere be strong, be of value …
10avail — I n. (formal) aid 1) of little avail 2) to no avail II v. (formal) 1) intr. ( to help ) to avail against (nothing could avail against the enemy attack) 2) (d; refl.) ( to make use ) to avail of (she availed herself of the offer) * * * [ə veɪl]… …
