come to nothing
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come to nothing
verb comes to nothing · coming to nothing · came to nothing · come to nothing
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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.
Similar: come to nought, die in the ass, go to shit
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verb fail; have no result
| Español | no servir para nada, quedar en nada, quedar en agua de borrajas, salir huero |
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| 中文 | 失敗 /失败 shībài, 化為烏有 /化为乌有 huàwéiwūyǒu, 不了了之 bùliǎoliǎozhī, 毫無結果 /毫无结果 háowú jiéguǒ |
| Français | ne servir à rien |
| Deutsch | im Sande verlaufen, es zu nichts bringen, zu nichts führen |
| Русский | ни к чему́ не привести́ ni k čemú ne privestí |
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