| 释义 |
go up in smoke1 informal Be destroyed by fire: three hundred tons of straw went up in smoke...- A TEENAGER'S Christmas presents went up in smoke when a fire caused by a scented candle destroyed her bedroom.
- Vital funding for Settle Swimming Pool has gone up in smoke after vandals again set fire to a paper recycling trailer.
- Fires started spontaneously and kitchen appliances went up in smoke.
1.1(Of a plan) come to nothing: more than one dream is about to go up in smoke...- But that plan went up in smoke with the granting of planning permission for the Bellanaboy terminal.
- That plan almost went up in smoke in an instant, but Hartley's strike from the edge of the area went narrowly wide for Hearts.
- But as retirement nears, the company and its pension scheme goes up in smoke and with it your plans for a comfortable old age.
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