fizzle out
— phrasal verb with fizzle uk/ˈfɪz.əl/us/ˈfɪz.əl/verb [ I ]
to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way:
They went to different universities and their relationship just fizzled out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Coming to an end
- come off
- come off sth
- come out
- come to a full stop idiom
- come to a head idiom
- come to sth
- come to the end of the road idiom
- dry up
- fizzle
- head
- land
- land up
- lapse
- let
- let up
- peter
- peter out
- road
- run
- wind up
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