go up in smoke (化为乌有)

Idiom Success

含义

to fail completely; to come to nothing

完全失败; 什么都没得到 (wánquán shībài; shénme dōu méi dédào)

例句

"All his dreams went up in smoke after the deal collapsed."

"在交易失败后,他所有的梦想化为乌有。" (Zài jiāoyì shībài hòu, tā suǒyǒu de mèngxiǎng **huàwéi wū yǒu**.)