go up in smoke

成語所屬單字smoke

go up in smoke — 慣用語

1. To be completely destroyed by fire (literal) or to fail completely with no resul

1.慣用語
釋義

化為烏有；燒光

To be completely destroyed by fire (literal) or to fail completely with no result achieved, especially regarding plans, hopes, or efforts (figurative).

例句

The workshop went up in smoke in less than an hour, leaving only a pile of ashes.

All of Sari's savings went up in smoke when the investment company closed without warning.