for all the difference something makes

Related to word: difference

Idiom

Definition

  1. used to say that an action will not have any effect or make a difference, despite being carried out.

    • Well, you could try apologizing to her - for all the difference it will make.

    • He tried to fix the car, but for all the difference it made, he could have just left it alone.

    • I tried to explain, but it was for all the difference it made.