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fizzle out

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Verb1.fizzle out - end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
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Spanish fizzle out [ˈfɪzl-] viapagarse; [enthusiasm, interest] → decaer; [plan] → quedar en agua de borrajas
German fizzle out [ˈfɪzl-] vi (plan) → im Sande verlaufen;
(interest) → sich verlieren

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"The whole thing," the editor declared, "will fizzle out.
It looked as if the great assault threatened for that night were going to fizzle out.
 
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