gå om intet
Swedish
editEtymology
editEarlier also "gå till intet" (go to nothing).
Verb
editgå om intet (present går om intet, preterite gick om intet, supine gått om intet, imperative gå om intet)
- to not be realized; to come to nothing, to come to naught, to fall through, etc.
- De långt framskridna planerna på en tunnel genom berget verkar nu gå om intet efter att Trafikverket säger nej
- The well-advanced plans for a tunnel through the mountain now seem to come to nothing after the Transport Administration says no
- OS-drömmen höll på att gå om intet när hon skadade sig under en träning
- Her Olympic dream almost came to nothing when she was injured during a training session
- to be lost
- Synonym: gå förlorad
- År av framsteg riskerar att gå om intet om de fredsbevarande styrkorna dras tillbaka
- Years of progress risk being undone if peacekeeping forces are withdrawn