Everyday English
come to nothing
produce no result
If a plan or effort comes to nothing, it fails to produce any useful result or success.
Hear it in real life
Did you ever apply for that job abroad?
I did, but it came to nothing.
We spent weeks negotiating, but the agreement came to nothing.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Our plans came into nothing.
Say: Our plans came to nothing.
The fixed preposition in this expression is “to,” not “into.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the plan comes to nothing; our efforts came to nothing
Your turn: say it out loud
We spent weeks negotiating, but the agreement came to nothing.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
come to nothing
produce no result
“We spent weeks negotiating, but the agreement came to nothing.”
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