go up in flames
to burn or be destroyed by fire:
The factory went up in flames.
to be damaged or destroyed:
His career went up in flames when he was jailed for theft.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- alight
- blaze
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smoke
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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Damaging and spoiling