come to nought

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Verb

come to nought

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To fail completely; to have no result
    The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts will come to nought if the U.S. Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan.

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come to nothing — see come to nothing
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