bring to nought

verb

To mar; to thwart.

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Meanings

verbbring to nought (third-person singular simple present brings to nought, present participle bringing to nought, simple past and past participle brought to nought)

present singular third person brings to nought · participle present bringing to nought · participle past brought to nought · past brought to nought · alternative bring to naught

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo mar; to thwart.

    Mr. Rattray remarks on the fine spirit of the men, even when faced with the disappointment of seeing their efforts brought to nought by subsequent storms.

    1941 April, “Notes and News: Railwaymen and Snow”, in Railway Magazine, page 178
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