come to nought

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,intransitive)Tofailcompletely; to have nosuccessfulresult.The Bank of England's anti-inflation efforts willcome to noughtif the U.S. Federal Reserve refuse to join in the plan.2024May 15, Greg Morse, “West Coast electric... all the way”, inRAIL, number1009, page41:As he pointed out, however, there was "still more to come". By 1977-78, "the use of the first Advanced Passenger Trains will reduce journey times between London and Glasgow to four hours". It was a grand statement of optimism that would sadlycome to nought.

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