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Nothing comes of nothing

Nothing comes of nothing.

Prov. If you contribute nothing, you will get nothing. Jill: Why are you so depressed today? Jane: No reason. Jill: There has to be a reason. Nothing comes of nothing. I'm not surprised you did so poorly in school; you haven't been putting in any effort. Nothing comes of nothing.
See also: come, nothing, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wobbe-Frisian
Laureenlə-REENEnglish
Franci-Hungarian
Michelmee-SHEL (French), MI-khel (German)French, German, Dutch
InigoIN-i-goEnglish (Rare)
Burnham['bɜ:nəm]
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