pan out
Turn out well
To pan out is to develop or turn out, especially in terms of success or results: Let's see how this pans out, The investment didn't pan out as we'd hoped.
The phrase comes from gold panning—washing sediment in a pan to see if gold appears.
Something that pans out yields the hoped-for result; something that doesn't pan out fails to materialize or succeed.
result
What follows a cause
- succeedAchieve a desired aim
- work outExercise or solve
- materializeBecome physically present
unfold · develop · turn out · culminate · conclude · payoff · upshot · consequence · aftermath · end up
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
streambed · gravel · nuggets · flakes · claim · dredge · sediment · alluvial · silt · shovel
pan outfall through
Fail to materialize
fail · flop · go wrong · come to nothing · fall apart
pan outfall through
Fail to materialize
come to naught · fizzle out · peter out · unravel · go up in smoke
pan, pans, saucepan, frying pan, panning, panned, dustpan, saucepans, dustpans