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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
it came to nothing
What about "it came to nothing". Please explain. Thanks.
"My first choice was the Metropolitan Police, but it came to nothing."
"My first choice was the Metropolitan Police, but it came to nothing."
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» That is, I couldn't finish it. I abandoned it. I gave it up.
- » That is, I couldn't finish it.
- I abandoned it.
- I gave it up.
- An effort that has come to nothing is a resultless effort, an effort in which you didn't succeed.
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«I began writing a book about turn-based games, but it came to nothing.»
That is, I couldn't finish it. I abandoned it. I gave it up.
An effort that has come to nothing is a resultless effort, an effort in which you didn't succeed.
That is, I couldn't finish it. I abandoned it. I gave it up.
An effort that has come to nothing is a resultless effort, an effort in which you didn't succeed.
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