come to naught

US /kʌm tə nɔːt/

UK /kʌm tə nɔːt/

化为乌有, 归于失败

to fail to achieve anything or to be unsuccessful

•

All their efforts came to naught.

他们所有的努力都化为乌有。

•

Their plans for expansion came to naught due to lack of funding.

由于资金不足，他们的扩张计划化为乌有。