come to naught
End in failure
To come to naught is to fail completely or amount to nothing.
Plans, efforts, hopes, and schemes come to naught when they produce no result: All our negotiations came to naught.
The phrase is slightly literary; everyday speech more often uses *come to nothing*.
- fall flatFail to impress
- abortEnd before completion
- fall throughFail to materialize
- break downFail mechanically or emotionally
- founderOne who begins something
fail · fizzle · nullification · collapse · peter out · fall by the wayside · ineffective · void · futile · debacle · crash and burn · blow up in your face · go down the drain · fiasco · miscarriage · dead end · flop · go up in smoke
come to naughtsucceed
Achieve a desired aim
bear fruit · flourish · triumph · prosper · thrive
come to naughtmaterialize
Become physically present
come to pass · come true · take shape · come into being · see the light of day
come, comes, coming, comer, comers, naught, naughty, naughtily, naughtiness