in cassum

== Latin == === Alternative forms === incassum === Etymology === From in (“in”) +‎ cassum (“hollow, empty”), accusative of cassus. === Adverb === in cassum (not comparable) in vain Synonyms: frūstrā, nēquīquam You pile up fine promises sky-high: down they all drop to nothing. (translated by Paul Nixon, Plautus IV (Loeb), 1980, p. 37)