come up empty
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as in collapse
to be unsuccessful
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fall flat
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The Song of Ice and Fire, passed down from one Targaryen king to another all these years, falls flat here.
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“Come up empty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20up%20empty. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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