come to naught
come to naught
To be totally unsuccessful or amount to nothing. Our efforts to keep the farm came to naught in the end. All those hours I spent researching my graduate thesis have come to naught.
See also: come, naught
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come to nought
- (all) for naught
- all for naught
- naught
- get off light
- get off lightly
- get off/be let off lightly
- research into
- research into (someone or something)
- All good things must end