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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go up in flames en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, qualifier:literal) To catch fire.
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To be cancelled or ruined without any hope of return.
    • This world / Is going up in flames / And nobody / Wanna take the blame 2007, “The World (Is Going Up in Flames)”, performed by Charles Bradley ft. Menahan Street Band:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
goes up in flames Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
going up in flames Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
went up in flames Tense=Past lexicographic
gone up in flames Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

in flames · aflame · go down in flames

Synonyms

go up in smoke · ignite · fire · catch fire · go up in flames · catch on fire · spunk · conflagrate · go up in smoke · burn down · light · come to nothing · go up in smoke · end in smoke · take fire · combust · burn up