rinna ut i sanden

== Swedish == === Etymology === rinna (“run (flow)”) +‎ ut (“out”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ sanden (“the sand”), "run out / drain into the sand" === Verb === rinna ut i sanden (present rinner ut i sanden, preterite rann ut i sanden, supine runnit ut i sanden, imperative rinn ut i sanden) (idiomatic) to (unceremoniously) come to an end as opposed to proceed (of some pursuit), to fail to continue; to come to nothing, to fizzle out, to peter out, etc. ==== See also ==== gå om intet gå i stöpet === References === “sand”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “rinna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “sand”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)