(with negative). “Not to be here for one’s health” is to have an ulterior purpose, usually that of money-making.
1904. Bowman hain’t no fool, I kin tell you. He hain’t here for his health.—W. N. Harben, ‘The Georgians,’ p. 35.
1911. “Don’t you think that your devotion to politics is hurting your health?” “I’m not in politics for my health.”—Toledo Blade, Aug.
