come away empty-handed



come away empty-handed

to return without anything. All right, go gambling. Don't come away empty-handed, though. Go to the bank and ask for the loan again. This time don't come away empty-handed.
See also: away, come

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
'Adalya'-Biblical Hebrew
Luka-Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
ArronAR-ən, ER-ənEnglish
CoŞKun-Turkish
InkeriEENG-ke-reeFinnish
Aeneas[i:'ni:æs]