be of no avail

be of no avail
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. no servir para nada (thing)
The fire extinguishers on the boat were expired, so they were of of no avail.Los extinguidores de incendios en el barco estaban vencidos y, por lo tanto, no servían para nada.
b. no servir de nada (action)
The doctors' efforts to save the man were of no avail. He died within an hour of arriving at the hospital.Los esfuerzos de los médicos no sirvieron de nada. Falleció en menos de una hora luego de llegar al hospital.
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