amount to anything
idiom
: to turn out to be (something or someone important, impressive, etc.)
I don't think he'll ever amount to anything.
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The best skill position that money can buy won’t amount to anything if there’s nobody to block and protect.
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Evan Dudley, al, 21 Aug. 2020
Connor’s the dingbat who will never amount to anything.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 May 2023
The same source claimed the sheriff’s department told Spears’ team the investigation wouldn’t amount to anything.
—al, 20 Aug. 2021
Not without reason, the firm’s namesake, Jim Goettsch, argues that a roughly 800-foot skyscraper will never amount to anything more than a foothill compared to the 1,451-foot Willis Tower.
—Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2020
At the time, Meltzer didn’t think any of the accusations were going to amount to anything.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2023
Some Republicans, meanwhile, voiced doubts the speech would amount to anything.
—Eric Bazail-Eimil, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2023
There’s that great line about how Picasso will never amount to anything.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2022
That doesn't amount to anything.
—Taylor Penley, Fox News, 7 July 2022
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Evan Dudley, al, 21 Aug. 2020
Connor’s the dingbat who will never amount to anything.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 May 2023
The same source claimed the sheriff’s department told Spears’ team the investigation wouldn’t amount to anything.
—al, 20 Aug. 2021
Not without reason, the firm’s namesake, Jim Goettsch, argues that a roughly 800-foot skyscraper will never amount to anything more than a foothill compared to the 1,451-foot Willis Tower.
—Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2020
At the time, Meltzer didn’t think any of the accusations were going to amount to anything.
—Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2023
Some Republicans, meanwhile, voiced doubts the speech would amount to anything.
—Eric Bazail-Eimil, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2023
There’s that great line about how Picasso will never amount to anything.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2022
That doesn't amount to anything.
—Taylor Penley, Fox News, 7 July 2022
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“Amount to anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amount%20to%20anything. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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