come to nothing

come to nothing
(come to nothing (или naught))
окончиться ничем, свестись к нулю, не иметь никаких последствий; сойти на нет; провалиться, не иметь никакого успеха; пойти прахом

Fleur had never even spoken of her first love, much less of the reason why it had come to naught. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. XII) — Флер никогда никому не рассказывала о своей первой любви и о том, почему эта любовь кончилась ничем.

In his youth he had had a serious love affair, but there was nothing discreditable to him in the fact that it came to nothing. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Jennie Gerhardt’, ch. III) — В юности он испытал большую любовь, и не его вина, что любовь эта не кончилась браком.

Without peace all hopes of progress now and in the future for our children, and our children's children, will come to naught. (‘Daily Worker’) — Если не будет мира, то пойдут прахом все надежды на прогресс не только наши, но и наших детей, и детей наших детей.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Come to Nothing — Single by Evermore from the album Dreams Released 23 May 2005 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Come to Nothing — «Come to Nothing» Sencillo de Evermore del álbum Dreams Publicación 23 de mayo de 2005 Grabación Noviembre de 2003, Laundry Room Studio, Seattle Género(s) Rock alternativo …   Wikipedia Español

  • come to nothing — also {formal}[come to naught] {v. phr.} To end in failure; fail; be in vain. * /The dog s attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come to nothing — also {formal}[come to naught] {v. phr.} To end in failure; fail; be in vain. * /The dog s attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come\ to\ nothing — • come to naught formal • come to nothing v. phr. To end in failure; fail; be in vain. The dog s attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing …   Словарь американских идиом

  • come to nothing — index fail (lose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • come to nothing — phrasal also come to naught : to be fruitless : result in failure all their efforts came to nothing * * * come to nothing 1. To have little or no result 2. To turn out a failure • • • Main Entry: ↑nothing …   Useful english dictionary

  • Come To Nothing — Infobox Single Name = Come to Nothing Artist = Evermore from Album = Dreams Released = May 23, 2005 Format = CD single Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Writer = Producer = Chart position = Reviews = Last single = For One Day (2005) This single …   Wikipedia

  • come to nothing — verb To fail completely; to have no result. The Bank of Englands anti inflation efforts will come to nothing if the U.S. Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan. Syn: die in the ass, come to nought, go to shit …   Wiktionary

  • come to nothing — Synonyms and related words: annul, be done for, be no more, be unproductive, blow up, break down, bring to nothing, buffer, cancel, cancel out, cease, collapse, come to naught, conk out, counterbalance, die, disappear, dissipate, end, expire,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • come to nothing — ended with nothing, ended with no result …   English contemporary dictionary


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