Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

füst (smoke) +‎ -be (into) +‎ megy (to go), literally to go into smoke

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

füstbe megy

  1. (idiomatic) to come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in smoke, go up in flames, fall to the ground, fall through (of hope, plans, projects: to be cancelled or ruined)
    Synonyms: semmivé válik, meghiúsul, kútba esik, kudarcba fullad, dugába dől, zátonyra fut

Conjugation edit

  • For the verb, see megy.
  • The inflected noun füstbe remains unchanged.