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go up in smoke |
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go up in smoke if a plan or some work goes up in smoke, it is spoiled or wasted Then his business went bankrupt and 20 years of hard work went up in smoke. go up in smoke to be wasted The research project was canceled, and five years of hard work went up in smoke. Related vocabulary: go down in flamesHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Force, the 10th woman to drive a Funny Car in professional drag racing competition, saw her chances of beating teammate and brother-in-law Hight go up in smoke when her Castrol/Auto Club Ford Mustang lost traction midway down the quarter-mile strip. New York's Olympic dreams may go up in smoke before the competition for host status has even started. Finally, because the life insurance application process can take weeks to complete, it's not uncommon to spend considerable time and resources on the sale only to watch it go up in smoke or-ice it's time to close. |
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