come away empty-handed
come away empty-handed
To return from an experience or event without having gained anything. I worked so hard to prepare for the competition, and I still came away empty-handed, thanks to another fourth-place finish. Don't come away from the dessert table empty-handed—bring me a piece of cake!
See also: away, come
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
come away empty-handed
to return without anything. All right, go gambling. Don't come away empty-handed, though. Go to the bank and ask for the loan again. This time don't come away empty-handed.
See also: away, come
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- go away empty-handed
- on an empty stomach
- an empty nester
- empty nester
- empty-nesters
- empty calories
- have a forked tongue
- look in
- jam tomorrow
- kafooster