(one's) cake is dough

One's actions have failed or not led to the desired outcome—much like a cake that is still dough after baking. The phrase appears in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. I know you worked really hard on this project, but it looks like your cake is dough, and you won't be winning the contest.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hamilton	['hæmiltən]
Jerri	JER-ee	English
Uolevi	OO-o-le-vee	Finnish
Taliesin	tal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)	Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Bjartr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Braden	['breidn]