come to nothing

Related to come to nothing: drown one's sorrows, dice with death

come to nothing

To result in no tangible or appreciable difference; to fail. Well, all of our efforts came to nothing in the end, really. The bank decided to foreclose on us regardless of the money we raised.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

come to nothing

and come to naught

to amount to nothing; to be worthless. So all my hard work comes to nothing. Yes, the whole project comes to naught.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

come to nothing

Also, come to naught. Fail, as in All his efforts have come to nothing, or The last round of peace talks came to naught. The first term dates from the mid-1500s, the variant from the early 1600s.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

come to ˈnothing

not ˈcome to anything/much

not have a successful result: The latest attempt to end the dispute came to nothing. They had a scheme for making a lot of money quickly, but it never came to anything.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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amount to nothing
take a chance on
take a chance on (someone or something)
What difference does it make?
very little in it
stand off from
stand off from (someone or something)
not much in it
fall flat
stop at

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释义	come to nothing Related to come to nothing: drown one's sorrows, dice with death come to nothing To result in no tangible or appreciable difference; to fail. Well, all of our efforts came to nothing in the end, really. The bank decided to foreclose on us regardless of the money we raised. See also: come, nothing Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. come to nothing and come to naught to amount to nothing; to be worthless. So all my hard work comes to nothing. Yes, the whole project comes to naught. See also: come, nothing McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. come to nothing Also, come to naught. Fail, as in All his efforts have come to nothing, or The last round of peace talks came to naught. The first term dates from the mid-1500s, the variant from the early 1600s. See also: come, nothing The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. come to ˈnothing , not ˈcome to anything/much not have a successful result: The latest attempt to end the dispute came to nothing. They had a scheme for making a lot of money quickly, but it never came to anything. See also: come, nothing Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: amount to nothing take a chance on take a chance on (someone or something) What difference does it make? very little in it stand off from stand off from (someone or something) not much in it fall flat stop at
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