go up in smoke

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

go up in smoke

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

Danish: gå op i røg
Dutch: in rook opgaan
French: partir en fumée (fr)

Italian: andare in fumo
Russian: загоре́ться (ru) (zagorétʹsja)
Swedish: gå upp i rök (sv), gå upp i lågor

be ruined

Danish: gå op i røg
Dutch: in rook opgaan
Hungarian: füstbe megy

Polish: pójść z dymem (pl)
Russian: вылете́ть в трубу́ (ru) pf (vyletétʹ v trubú) (go up the chimney), накры́ться ме́дным та́зом (ru) pf (nakrýtʹsja médnym tázom) (slang, lit: to be covered wit copper basin)
Swedish: gå upp i rök (sv)

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