go up in smoke

English

Verb

go up in smoke

1. To catch fire and burn
2. (idiomatic) (by extension) To be completely ruined

   When the bank refused the credit, all our plans went up in smoke.

Synonyms

Sense 2 (idiomatic)

• come to nothing

Translations

catch fire

• Danish: gå op i røg (da)
• Dutch: in rook opgaan (nl)
• French: partir en fumée (fr)

• Italian: andare in fumo (it)
• Russian: загореться (ru) (zagorétʹsja)
• Swedish: gå upp i rök (sv)

be ruined

• Danish: gå op i røg (da)
• Dutch: in rook opgaan (nl)
• Polish: pójść z dymem (pl)

• Russian: вылететь в трубу (ru) (vyletétʹ v trubú) pf. (go up the chimney), накрыться медным тазом (ru) (nakrýtʹsja médnym tázom) pf. (slang, lit: to be covered wit copper basin)
• Swedish: gå upp i rök (sv)