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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

talk down to someone

to speak to someone as if they are less intelligent

Keep your head above water

Manage to survive or cope with difficulties.

see both sides

to understand both perspectives in an argument

Cut one’s losses

To stop doing something that is failing to avoid further los...

pass the buck

to shift responsibility to someone else.

butter someone up

to flatter someone to gain favor