One-off, isolated actions are condemned to fizzle out with no effect whatsoever. |
Suddenly, the lights fizzle out, and all that can be heard are the bombings of an air raid outside. |
An official from the meteorological office said forecasts indicated the cyclone could fizzle out before reaching Mozambique. |
Instead, it just kind of blissfully floats around in its own self-contained environment, content to prettily fizzle out into an unceremonious anti-climax. |
Can we make a charge for a European place, or will the season fizzle out disappointingly? |
The university employers' body also arrogantly dismissed the action, believing the boycott would fizzle out. |