(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
ŠIwa	-	Slavic Mythology
Azazel	-	Biblical
Inbar	-	Hebrew
Leocadius	-	Late Roman
Varinia	-	Ancient Roman, Spanish
Vilhelmiina	VEEL-hel-mee:-nah	Finnish