I don't want to show up (at the party) 'empty-handed'.
She came back (from the conference) 'empty-handed'.
(..) from the vault. This is it? The whole vault? I'm afraid so. It's got your deposit slip on it. Well, I just didn't want you leaving empty-handed. There's something you should know. The reason they don't have money... I told Norther about the vagaries of Texas oil money... (..)2003 Big Fish