amount to anything

phrase

: to turn out to be (something or someone important, impressive, etc.)
I don't think he'll ever amount to anything.

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At the time, Meltzer didn’t think any of the accusations were going to amount to anything. — Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2023 Some Republicans, meanwhile, voiced doubts the speech would amount to anything. — Eric Bazail-Eimil, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2023 There’s that great line about how Picasso will never amount to anything. — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2022 The same source claimed the sheriff’s department told Spears’ team the investigation wouldn’t amount to anything. — al, 20 Aug. 2021 Not without reason, the firm’s namesake, Jim Goettsch, argues that a roughly 800-foot skyscraper will never amount to anything more than a foothill compared to the 1,451-foot Willis Tower. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2020

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“Amount to anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to%20anything. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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