come up empty
- empty-handedPossessing nothing to show
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- strike outDelete or fail batting
- dead endPassage without outlet
- nothingNot any thing
zilch · blank · bust · fail · search · hunt · dig · miss · lose · disappointment · futile · vain · hollow · void · zero · nada · dry well · goose chase
outcome of search or effort
come up emptystrike gold
Achieve sudden success
hit the jackpot · succeed · come up trumps · score · find
abundance of results
come up emptystrike it rich
Suddenly acquire great wealth
clean up · make a killing · rake it in · make out like a bandit