English Explanatory Dictionary

go up in flames

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To catch fire.
  2. To be cancelled or ruined without any hope of return.

Pronunciation

en-au-go up in flames.ogg

Word forms

go up in flames goes up in flames going up in flames went up in flames gone up in flames

Synonyms

go up in smoke catch on fire catch fire combust conflagrate fire go up in flames ignite light spunk take fire burn down burn up come to nothing end in smoke

Related words

aflame go down in flames in flames
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