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.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EncarnaciÓNen-kahr-nah-THYON (Spanish), en-kahr-nah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
SherieSHER-ee, shə-REEEnglish
Mattan-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Giltbert-Ancient Germanic
ImogenIM-ə-jənEnglish (British)
TÜNdÉR-Hungarian