The strike was to little purpose.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

The arrow missed the target by a hairsbreadth.

The strike was settled amicably.

The picnic was a disappointment.

The practice produced virtually no effect.

That damage was small.

There was little damage.

The riot was completely out of control.

The rumor was completely without foundation.

The attempt was ineffectual

The attempt was fruitless of results

The attempt was attended with no results.

Our house was robbed [broken into] while we were away.

The arrow fell short of the target.

The riot was completely out of control.

Sales fell short of their goal.

The coup was meticulously executed.

The idea got us nowhere.

The bullet hit the target right in the center.

That tour didn't fulfill the expected number.

The deal did not go through.

The riot got out of hand.

Those effects were not enough.

The plot was nipped in the bud.

The clapping died down [thinned out].

The strike did not come off.

I almost felt the bullet strike home.

The arrow fell short of the target.

The cease‐fire was sounded.

Attention was paid to the minutest details.

The harvest of pearls was small.