come to naught

US /kʌm tə nɔːt/
UK /kʌm tə nɔːt/
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化為烏有, 歸於失敗

to fail to achieve anything or to be unsuccessful

:
All their efforts came to naught.
他們所有的努力都化為烏有
Their plans for expansion came to naught due to lack of funding.
由於資金不足,他們的擴張計劃化為烏有