come to nothing

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

They both told how they had left for the capital in search of work but their hopes of finding opportunities there had come to nothing.

From Barron's

Either way it would all come to nothing, but at least it kept her from crying.

From Literature

Nor will Mr. Amodei in the event that his prophecies come to nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal

While prospectors have long proposed mining the ocean floor, much like oil companies drill offshore, such efforts have come to nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal

In December, the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, agreed to form a joint committee to oversee its administration - an agreement which has so far come to nothing.

From BBC

Related Words

• baffle
• deceive
• disconcert
• disenchant
• dishearten
• disillusion
• dissatisfy
• dumbfound
• fail
• hamper
• mislead