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Phrase(s): want for nothing Fig. not to lack anything; to have everything one needs or desires. • The Smiths don’t have much money, but their children seem to want for nothing. • Lisa’s husband spoils her. She wants for nothing.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Not lack any necessities or comforts, as in He saw to it that his mother wanted for nothing. This term uses want in the sense of "lack." [Mid-1600s]
American Heritage Idioms