come to nought

To be totally unsuccessful or amount to nothing. ("Nought" is a variant spelling of "naught.") Our efforts to keep the farm came to nought in the end. All those hours I spent researching my graduate thesis have come to nought.

See also: come

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

come to naught
get off light
get off lightly
get off/be let off lightly
research into
research into (someone or something)
all good things must (come to an) end
All good things must end
run on fumes
run on empty

References in periodicals archive

I sincerely hope that this is not another of Mayor Mallon's visions that come to nought.

Who will own sports complex? FEEDBACK

Without them, all the effort at self-funding will come to nought. Not only will the cost of debt spiral, but the amount of debt will assuredly be curtailed.

Back to basics

词组	come to nought
释义	come to nought come to nought To be totally unsuccessful or amount to nothing. ("Nought" is a variant spelling of "naught.") Our efforts to keep the farm came to nought in the end. All those hours I spent researching my graduate thesis have come to nought. See also: come Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: come to naught get off light get off lightly get off/be let off lightly research into research into (someone or something) all good things must (come to an) end All good things must end run on fumes run on empty References in periodicals archive I sincerely hope that this is not another of Mayor Mallon's visions that come to nought. Who will own sports complex? FEEDBACK Without them, all the effort at self-funding will come to nought. Not only will the cost of debt spiral, but the amount of debt will assuredly be curtailed. Back to basics
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