go up in smoke en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (literally) To catch fire and burn.
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(broadly, idiomatic) To be completely ruined, devastated, or reduced to nothingness.
There's a gypsy down on Bleecker Street I went in to see her as a kind of joke And she lit a candle for my love luck And eighteen bucks went up in smoke
1976, Joni Mitchell, Song for Sharon:When the bank refused the credit, all our plans went up in smoke.
Near-synonym: evaporate
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goes up in smoke | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| went up in smoke | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gone up in smoke | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| going up in smoke | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ignite · come to nothing · go up in flames · conflagrate · end in smoke · evaporate · go up in flames · combust · catch on fire · spunk · burn up · go up in flames · go up in smoke · take fire · fire · light · catch fire · burn down
Translations (22)
it prendere fuoco (catch fire) · hu füstbe megy (be ruined) · nl in rook opgaan (be ruined) · fi haihtua savuna ilmaan (be ruined) · nl in rook opgaan (catch fire) · ru пойти́ пра́хом (be ruined) · fi palaa poroksi (catch fire) · da gå op i røg (be ruined) · fr partir en fumée (catch fire) · es quedar en agua de borrajas (be ruined) · pl pójść z dymem (catch fire) · da gå op i røg (catch fire) · sv gå upp i rök (catch fire) · sv gå upp i rök (be ruined) · it andare in fumo (be ruined) · ru загоре́ться (catch fire) · pl pójść z dymem (be ruined) · sv gå upp i lågor (catch fire) · pl iść z dymem (catch fire) · pl iść z dymem (be ruined) · it andare in fumo (catch fire) · pt virar fumaça (be ruined)