quedar en agua de borrajas

quedar en agua de borrajas
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
(idiom)
(to fall through)
a. to come to nothing
¿Qué fue de ese proyecto que ibas a dirigir? - Todo quedó en agua de borrajas.Whatever became of that project that you were going to manage? - It all came to nothing.
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