to fail to achieve a desired result
The phrase "come up empty" means to fail to achieve a desired result. It is often used to describe a situation where someone has searched for something or tried to achieve something, but has been unsuccessful. For example, "We searched for a viable candidate but came up empty"
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empty-handed
ADJECTIVE
having failed to obtain or achieve what one wanted:
"the burglars fled empty-handed"
Translate empty-handed to
German
mit leeren Haenden
come up empty
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