go up in smoke

go up in smoke verb: to catch fire and burn.

Verb

go up in smoke (third-person singular simple present goes up in smoke, present participle going up in smoke, simple past went up in smoke, past participle gone up in smoke)

(literally) To catch fire and burn.

Synonyms:

go up in flames, catch fire, catch on fire, combust, conflagrate, fire, ignite, light, spunk, take fire
(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.
Synonyms:

burn down, burn up, come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in flames, evaporate

আগুন ধরা এবং পোড়া, পুরোপুরি নষ্ট হওয়া, ধ্বংস হওয়া, নিশ্চিহ্ন হয়ে যাওয়া

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third-person singular present	goes up in smoke
present participle	going up in smoke
past	went up in smoke
past participle	gone up in smoke

What does go up in smoke mean?: Go up in smoke means to catch fire and burn.
What is go up in smoke in Bengali?: Go up in smoke in Bengali is আগুন ধরা এবং পোড়া, পুরোপুরি নষ্ট হওয়া, ধ্বংস হওয়া. See Go up in smoke meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is go up in smoke?: Go up in smoke is a verb.
What is the past tense of go up in smoke?: The past tense of go up in smoke is went up in smoke.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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