come to nothing
phrase
: to have no result
She talked about learning to fly, but it all came to nothing in the end.
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“Come to nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20to%20nothing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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