fizzle

People will leave talking about the ending, although it’s a bit of a fizzle — a tense shrug.

There were even some calls from unions for working hours to be shortened further, but those fizzled out as the labor movement lost ground toward the end of the 20th century.

Hill’s turnaround moves since then have included mending relationships with retailers such as Foot Locker and specialty running stores after Nike’s fizzled attempt to focus more on its own e-commerce sales.

Tottenham's burst of attacking threat quickly fizzled out, though, and discontent among the home fans with manager Thomas Frank showed when his decision to replace Xavi Simons was roundly booed.

Talks with Pfizer and other big pharma companies fizzled out, though, after the potential partners opted to hold onto their assets.