come to nothing
Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.
    The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts will come to nothing if the US Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: ne servir à rien
  • German: im Sande verlaufen, es zu nichts bringen, zu nichts führen
  • Russian: ни к чему́ не привести́
  • Spanish: no servir para nada, quedar en nada, quedar en agua de borrajas, salir huero



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