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gone up in smoke

gone up in smoke is the past participle of go up in smoke.

Meaning of go up in smoke

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)

  1. (literally) To catch fire and burn.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To be completely ruined, devastated, or reduced to nothingness.
    • Near-synonym: evaporate

Questions about gone up in smoke

What is gone up in smoke the past participle of?
Gone up in smoke is the past participle of go up in smoke.

Words near gone up in smoke in the dictionary

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

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