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go up in flames

Idioms

Also, go up in smoke. Be utterly destroyed, as in This project will go up in flames if the designer quits, or All our work is going up in smoke. This idiom transfers a fire to other kinds of destruction. [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

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But Blue Origin just saw its plans go up in flames during a ground test explosion of its flagship New Glenn rocket, which damaged their launch platform and heralded delays.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Forecasts say millions of acres could go up in flames this season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The Chungs moved in a decade ago to Wang Cheong House – the first of the seven tower blocks at Tai Po to go up in flames.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

We should not allow the story and wonder of Tommy Hawkins to go up in flames without a proper recounting.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

Even if I caught the Butterfly now, this entire ship was going to go up in flames.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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