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go down in flames

Idiom Military

Meaning

to fail spectacularly

Example Sentences

"The project went down in flames after the funding was cut."

Related Expressions

Don’t lose heart

Don’t become discouraged.

run out of time

to have no more time available to complete something

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I think, therefore I am. A fundamental philosophical proposi...

in the trenches

to be deeply involved in hard work or challenging situations

turn a blind eye

to deliberately ignore something wrong or unpleasant

tempt fate

to take a foolish risk that may bring bad luck