amount to nothing

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amount to nothing

To result in no tangible or appreciable difference. Well, all of our efforts amounted to nothing in the end, really: the bank decided to foreclose on us regardless of the money we raised.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dominic	DAHM-ə-nik	English
Pamelia	-	English
Shaimaa	-	Arabic
MÄDchen	-	Various
Robert	RAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene,
Cathie	['kæθi]