come to nothing
US /kʌm tu ˈnʌθɪŋ/
UK /kʌm tu ˈnʌθɪŋ/
1.
化为乌有, 一无所获
to fail to produce any results or to have no successful outcome
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All their efforts to save the company came to nothing.
他们为拯救公司所做的一切努力都化为乌有。
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Their plans for a new project came to nothing due to lack of funding.
由于资金不足，他们的新项目计划化为泡影。