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empty-handed ADJ

empty-handed

de mãos abanando

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If both players decide to shaft, both players walk away empty-handed. en.wikipedia.org

Ranchers who sought to retrieve their stack often came back empty-handed, or failed to return at all. en.wikipedia.org

However, the local store has sold out by the time she gets there, so she returns empty-handed. en.wikipedia.org

If the lodger all of a sudden awakes, she would pretend that she mistook the door, she was confused, but rarely departed empty-handed. en.wikipedia.org

The abeyances were not acknowledged, their aspirants came away empty-handed. en.wikipedia.org

One night, together with her husband they steal flowers from a cemetery, not wishing to arrive empty-handed at the home of a colleague. en.wikipedia.org

He came up empty-handed, but did find ads for cattails as a roughage substitute. www.startribune.com

He spoke of the hijacking of assets and wealth by a few people while a large part of the country goes empty-handed. en.wikipedia.org

Those who needed more than just spiritual comfort never went home empty-handed. en.wikipedia.org

The child returned empty-handed because the signature on the check was forged. en.wikipedia.org

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