went up in smoke
went up in smoke is the simple past 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)
- To catch fire and burn.
- Synonyms:
- go up in flames, catch fire, catch on fire, combust, conflagrate, fire, ignite, light, spunk, take fire
- To be completely ruined, devastated, or reduced to nothingness.
- Near-synonym: evaporate
- Synonyms:
- burn down, burn up, come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in flames, evaporate
Questions about went up in smoke
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- Went up in smoke is the simple past of go up in smoke.
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