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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

To good purpose

It is hard work, but it's all to good purpose.

purpose - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
I saw the example sentence at the above dictionary.
Please explain to me the use of preposition "to" here.
Thanks
Jignesh
  

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Jigneshbharati I saw the example sentence at the above dictionary. in the dictionary above. It is hard work, but it's all to good purpose.

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  • Jigneshbharati I saw the example sentence at the above dictionary.
  • in the dictionary above.
  • It is hard work, but it's all to good purpose.
  • Jigneshbharati Please explain to me the use of preposition "to" here.
  • It is part of the fixed expression "to good purpose".
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JigneshbharatiI saw the example sentence at the above dictionary. in the dictionary above.
It is hard work, but it's all to good purpose.
JigneshbharatiPlease explain to me the use of preposition "to" here.
It is part of the fixed expression "to good purpose". There is no speci
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