go up in smoke
To catch fire and burnTo catch fire and burn.
» I thought you said you weren't going to smoke anymore.
Я думав, що ти сказав, що не будеш більше палити. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(literally)To catch fire and burn.
загоре́тьсяzagorétʹsja
(broadly, idiomatic)To be completely ruined, devastated, or reduced to nothingness.
Near-synonym: evaporate
When the bank refused the credit, all our plans went up in smoke.
пойти́ пра́хомpojtí práxom
Examples
44 sentencesI thought you said you weren't going to smoke anymore.
Я думав, що ти сказав, що не будеш більше палити. — deniko
Tom went outside to smoke.
Том вийшов покурити. — deniko
ruТом вышел покурить. — marafon
deTom ging raus, um eine zu rauchen. — quicksanddiver
Go ahead and smoke. I don't mind.
Tom went outside to have a smoke.
ruТом вышел покурить. — marafon
Tom and his friends went outside to smoke.
ruТом с друзьями вышли на улицу покурить. — marafon
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
goes up in smoke, going up in smoke, went up in smoke, gone up in smoke| Base form | go up in smoke · to go up in smoke |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes up in smoke |
| Present participle | going up in smoke |
| Past simple | went up in smoke |
| Past participle | gone up in smoke |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
16 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle