empty-handed
adjective/ˌempti ˈhændɪd/
/ˌempti ˈhændɪd/
[not usually before noun]- without getting what you wanted; without taking something to somebody
- The robbers fled empty-handed.
- She visited every Sunday and never arrived empty-handed.
- We went to the sale expecting to buy a lot, but we came away empty-handed.
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