come away empty-handed



come away empty-handed

to return without anything. All right, go gambling. Don't come away empty-handed, though. Go to the bank and ask for the loan again. This time don't come away empty-handed.
See also: away, come

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Meginrat-Ancient Germanic
Dafydd-Welsh
RoqueRO-ke (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
MintaMIN-təEnglish (Rare)
Varya-Russian
Lucialoo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman