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in flames

in flames prepositional phrase: in a dramatically wrecked state.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a dramatically wrecked state.
    • is/are in flames [hopes, goals, dreams, projects, etc]
    • After the third major setback in as many days, their hopes were in flames.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, flames: for example, on fire, aflame.
    • is/are in flames [aircraft, ships, buildings]
    • He was shocked to find that the whole building was in flames; how could the fire have spread so quickly?

in flames meaning in Malayalam

in flames in Malayalam

alight, on fire, burning
തീപിടിച്ച, കത്തുന്ന, പ്രദീപ്ത, എരിയുന്ന, ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന, ആദീപ്ത

Questions about in flames

What does in flames mean?
In flames means in a dramatically wrecked state.
What is in flames in Malayalam?
In flames in Malayalam is തീപിടിച്ച, കത്തുന്ന, പ്രദീപ്ത. See In flames meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is in flames?
In flames is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in flames in the dictionary

  1. in fits and starts
  2. in flagrant delict
  3. in flagrante
  4. in flagrante delicto
  5. in flagranti delicto
  6. in flames
  7. in flight
  8. in floods
  9. in flower
  10. in flying colors
  11. in flying colours

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: in flames (page history and authors); in flames (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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