Go up in flames | Day 24 | Idiom of the day

Idiom of the day

Go up in flames

Meaning

To burn or be destroyed by fire

or

To be damaged to destroyed

Examples

1. Her career went up in flames when she was arrested for murder.
2. The house went up in flames because of the fault in electrical wiring.
3. He was not lying when he said that his chances of joining a reputed college had gone up in flames.

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