go up in smoke
English
Verb
- To catch fire and burn.
- (idiomatic, by extension) To be completely ruined.
- When the bank refused the credit, all our plans went up in smoke.
Synonyms
- (be ruined): come to nothing, go up in flames
Translations
catch fire
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be ruined
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