1 general:: Phrase(s): Nothing comes of nothing. Prov. If you contribute nothing, you will get nothing. • Jill: Why are you so depressed today? Jane: No reason. Jill: There has to be a reason. Nothing comes of nothing. • I’m not surprised you did so poorly in school; you haven’t been putting in any effort. Nothing comes of nothing.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs