не увенчаться успехом(VLZ_58); не найти(to fail to get or find something or someone: The police searched the area for clues but came up empty. [=they did not find any clues]. MWALD Alexander Demidov); не преуспеть(Blackhawks' power play comes up empty in Game 1 – В первой игре "Чёрные ястребы" не преуспели в игре в большинстве. VLZ_58)
ничего не добиться(Police interviewed every known sex offender and criminal who had been anywhere near that park, but came up empty, with no suspects whatsoever, and since no one had witnessed anything strange, they didn’t even have a description of the kind of person they should be looking for. The case had hit a wall. (mysteriousuniverse.org)ART Vancouver)
