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Go Up In Smoke 1100 Words You Need Week 3 Day 4

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Go up in Smoke

Go up in smoke (idiom)

to be burnt and destroyed completely, to be a complete failure, burst into flames, burn to the ground, catch fire, collapse, go wrong, go awry:

My computer suddenly crashed and all my 4-hour work went up in smoke.

antonym: come to fruition, come into bloom, develop, flourish, blossom, thrive

Fre: Monter dans la fumée

Fa: بر باد فنا رفتن


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