白首空归

Explanation: White hair, came back empty-handed. Metaphor is old old school without success. 　　Usage: Partial official; as predicate; containing derogatory 　　Source: Southern Song Fan Ye "Han Emperor Xian Ji": "camp seeking food information, not professional. Results of child to school, the first white space normalization." Thesaurus:  Old and achieve nothing, White first achieve nothing