Canadian English Meaning of come up empty
come up empty-handed
Other Canadian English words related to come up empty-handed
Nearest Words of come up empty
- come to pass => come to pass
- come to grips with => come to grips with
- come to grief => come to grief
- come out with => come out with
- come off (as) => (come across (as))
- come into one's own => Come into one's own.
- come down hard (on) => (come down hard (on))
- come down (with) => Come down (with)
- come clean (about) => Come clean (about)
- come again => come again
Definitions and Meaning of come up empty in English
come up empty
to rise in rank or status, to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge, rise entry 1 sense 4, to come to attention or consideration, rise sense 6, to occur in the course of time, to come to attention, to come near, to turn out to be, to fail to achieve a desired result, grow up, to come near or approach
FAQs About the word come up empty
come up empty-handed
to rise in rank or status, to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge, rise entry 1 sense 4, to come to attention or consideration, rise sense
collapse,come to grief,Fall flat,fall short,flop,fold,miss,strike out,Struggle,Come to grief
click,come off,deliver,go,Go through,success,work out,cook,flourish,pan out
come to pass => come to pass, come to grips with => come to grips with, come to grief => come to grief, come out with => come out with, come off (as) => (come across (as)),