come to naught



come to naught

To be totally unsuccessful or amount to nothing. Our efforts to keep the farm came to naught in the end. All those hours I spent researching my graduate thesis have come to naught.
See also: come, naught

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lyman['laimən]
Milodrag-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Nancy['nænsi]
Sanela-Croatian
Oziel-Biblical Greek
Johannezho-AN (French), yo-HAHN-ne (Danish)French, Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French