empty-handed
Come si sentiranno quando tornerai a casa a mani vuote?
How will they feel when you come home empty-handed?
— Mademoiselle (2016)
He returned empty-handed.
Sono a disagio, sono venuto qui a mani vuote.
I'm uncomfortable, I came here empty-handed.
— Infernal Affairs (2002)
Se non catturiamo Jung Chae-san, sarà come tornare a mani vuote.
If we don't capture Jung Chae-san, it will be like coming back empty-handed.
— L'impero delle ombre (2016)
Would you leave empty-handed?