fizzle out
fizzle out {v.}, {informal}
1. To stop burning; die out.
The fuse fizzled out before exploding the firecracker.
2. To fail after a good start; end in failure.
The power mower worked fine for a while but then it fizzled out.
The party fizzled out when everyone went home early.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms