I searched everywhere for my keys but came up with snake eyes.
come up with snake eyes
idiomTo fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere.
Origin
disputed originFrom come up with + snake eyes (“a pair of dice showing a value of 1, a losing roll in many dice games”).
We spent all afternoon brainstorming new marketing ideas, but we came up with snake eyes.
Despite an exhaustive investigation into the company's financial records, the auditors came up with snake eyes regarding the missing funds.
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all eyes
Watching alertly or attentively.
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all eyes and ears
Very attentive.
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as they come
As it is possible to be.
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babies in the eyes
The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.
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bat one's eyes
To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
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bawl one's eyes out
To cry, shed tears, weep loudly.
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believe one's eyes
To believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.
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blow to kingdom come
To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something).