return empty-handed

常见例句

Let it not be said we return empty-handed again, man!
“别让人又说我们空手而归了，好不好？！” ！！！
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The door of grace is always open for her petitions, and they never return empty-handed.
恩典之门总为她的恳求而开，恳求者也永不空手而归。
If there be a new-born baby or new-wed bride in the neighbourhood, the nightcapped “doctors” will peer with more than common care, for the unearthly troop do not always return empty-handed.
如果街坊邻居中有初生的婴儿或是新婚的姑娘，那么戴睡帽的仙医便会格外警惕，因为仙军不总是空手而归。有时，它们会带着新嫁娘或是新生儿回到山里；门一关，他们从此进入无血无肉的仙境。