несолоно хлебавши

drawing a blank, empty-handed

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У меня сердце оборвалось. Я живо представил себе, как возвращаюсь на Джерси несолоно хлебавши.
My heart sank, and I had visions of having to go back to Jersey empty-handed.
Даррелл, Джеральд / Поместье зверинецDurrell, Gerald / Menagerie Manor
Menagerie Manor
Durrell, Gerald
© Gerald M. Durrell, 1964
© renewed Gerald M. Durrell, 1992
Поместье зверинец
Даррелл, Джеральд
© Издательство "Мысль", 1978

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To get/have nothing for one's pains
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The Russian-English Dictionary: the American edition.Сontains 50,949 words and phrases. Selection of vocabulary, presentation of pronunciation peculiarities, grammar and spelling reflect the American variant of conversational English widely used in different areas of contemporary life.

несолоно хлебавши

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The Russian-English Dictionary: the American edition.
Сontains 50,949 words and phrases.
Selection of vocabulary, presentation of pronunciation peculiarities, grammar and spelling reflect the American variant of conversational English widely used in different areas of contemporary life.