Be in vain synonyms | phrases

Phrases with similar meaning for Be in vain

• come to naught

  be unsuccessful, fail to attain goal
• fall flat

  fail to attain goal, be unsuccessful
• be defeated

  fail to attain goal, be unsuccessful
• come to nothing

  fail to attain goal, be unsuccessful
• fall short

  fail to attain goal, be unsuccessful
• go astray
• go up in smoke
• meet with disaster
• run aground
• turn out badly
• back wrong horse
• be demoted
• be found lacking
• be ruined
• go down swinging
• go downhill
• go wrong
• hit bottom
• hit the skids
• lose control
• lose status
• miss the boat
• miss fire
• miss the mark
• be unsuccessful
• missed the boat
• be vain
• falling short
• being demoted
• bite the dust
• go pear-shaped
• nose-dive
• lose money
• be cleaned out
• be in arrears
• be taken to the cleaners
• become insolvent
• drop a bundle
• go bankrupt
• go broke
• go bust
• go out of business
• go to the wall
• lose big
• go amiss
• be taken to cleaners
• not work
• not succeed
• go awry
• be a failure