go away empty-handed

Fig. to depart with nothing. I hate for you to go away empty-handed, but I cannot afford to contribute any money. They came hoping for some food, but they had to go away empty-handed.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bernadine	['bə:nədin]
Christin	['kristin]
Ellinor	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Wolfgang	VAWLF-gahng (German), WUWLF-gang (English)	German, Ancient Germanic
Inderpal	-	Indian (Sikh)
Purnama	poor-NAH-mah	Indonesian