Pan out

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Verb

pan out

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To succeed; to proceed according to plan; to result or end up.

   His plans to get rich in the stock market never seem to pan out the way he imagines.