come to nought

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GyÖRgyi	DYUUR-dyee	Hungarian
Chandana	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi
Anicetus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Isabell	ee-zah-BEL	German
Cicely	SIS-ə-lee	English
Mimi	-	English, Italian