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go up in smoke
Verb
broadly
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
（文字通りの意味）火を噴き、燃え尽きる / （慣用句として）すべてが無駄になり、完全に失敗する
Sense（2）
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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To catch fire and burn. / (idiomatic, by extension) To be completely ruined or devastated.
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go up in smoke
If a spark reaches the haystack, it could go up in smoke in seconds.
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If a spark reaches the haystack, it could go up in smoke in seconds.
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