go up in smoke
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go up in smoke
verb goes up in smoke · going up in smoke · went up in smoke · gone up in smoke
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To catch fire and burn.
Similar: go up in flames, catch fire, catch on fire, combust, conflagrate, fire, go up in smoke, ignite, light, spunk, take fire
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To be completely ruined, devastated, or reduced to nothingness.
Near-synonym: evaporate
Similar: burn down, burn up, come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in flames, evaporate
Translations
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verb catch fire
| Français | partir en fumée |
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| Italiano | andare in fumo, prendere fuoco |
| Русский | загоре́ться zagorétʹsja |
verb be ruined
| Español | quedar en agua de borrajas |
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| Português | virar fumaça |
| Italiano | andare in fumo |
| Русский | пойти́ пра́хом pojtí práxom |
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