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goes up in flames

goes up in flames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go up in flames.

Meaning of go up in flames

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, literal) To catch fire.
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To be cancelled or ruined without any hope of return.
    • This world / Is going up in flames / And nobody / Wanna take the blame2007, “The World (Is Going Up in Flames)”, performed by Charles Bradley ft. Menahan Street Band

Questions about goes up in flames

What is goes up in flames the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes up in flames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go up in flames.

Words near goes up in flames in the dictionary

  1. goes under
  2. goes underground
  3. goes up
  4. goes up against
  5. goes up for
  6. goes up in flames
  7. goes up in smoke
  8. goes viral
  9. goes walkabout
  10. goes walkies
  11. goes walking

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