Go up in smoke

Idiom English idiom
agrin agrin Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 01:15

Idiomatic translations of "Go up in smoke"

English
Go up in flame
Meanings:
English
fall flat
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Meanings of "Go up in smoke"

Czech

Když něco důležitého nebo plánovaného “goes up in smoke” tak to úplně selhalo, bylo poraženo, zastaveno - tedy naprosto nedosáhlo očekávaného cíle.

“go up in smoke” také jednoduše znamená “shořeti”

His plans to get quickly rich went up in smoke when the stock market crashed.

MiroslavchikMiroslavchikon Tue, 30 Oct 2018, 01:03
English

Burn

agrinagrinon Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 01:15
English

Be destroyed in a fire

agrinagrinon Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 01:16
English

Plans or hopes fail.

Phoenix_RisingPhoenix_Risingon Sat, 26 Jan 2013, 13:07
French

Partir en fumée

tedthetedtedthetedon Thu, 25 Jun 2020, 13:38
German

Brennen

agrinagrinon Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 01:17
Italian

Andare in fumo; svanire, fallire.
I suoi progetti sono andati in fumo.

MichaelNaMichaelNaon Fri, 04 Nov 2016, 05:25
Kurdish (Kurmanji)

سوتان

agrinagrinon Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 01:16
Persian

سوختن

agrinagrinon Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 01:17

"Go up in smoke" in lyrics

The Rolling Stones
AngieThe Rolling Stones
Angie, I still love you, remember all those nights we cried? All the dreams we held so close seemed to all go up in smoke Let me whisper in your ear:
Emin
FireplaceEmin
Your picture burns inside, And memories of you Go up in smoke.
Céline Dion
AshesCéline Dion
'Cause I've been shaking I've been bending backwards till I'm broke Watching all these dreams go up in smoke
Def Leppard
Rock Of AgesDef Leppard
rock this place to the ground. Burn it up, let's go for broke, watch the night go up in smoke.
Les Cowboys fringants
America CryingLes Cowboys fringants
On Interstate 95 dreams go up in smoke: A car's engulfed in flames on an off-ramp—
Cheech & Chong
Up In SmokeCheech & Chong
I take a toke and all my cares Go up in smoke
Les Cowboys fringants
'Murca cryingLes Cowboys fringants
On Interstate 95 All the dreams go up in smoke A car on fire on an exit ramp
Swing
ShoreSwing
All of a sudden I want to forget them The flame we kindled And yet, your struggles go up in smoke1 You've gotta fall to get up, it seems 1. Play on words between volutes (smoke rings / volutes) and vos luttes (your struggles). Also a reference to the song Volutes by Alain Bashung
The Script
Six Degrees of SeparationThe Script
You hit the drinking, take a toke Watch the past go up in smoke. Fake a smile, yeah, lie and say that,
Peste Noire
Taking our pound of fleshPeste Noire
Their heads stuck in toilet macerators. Your villa and your joy go up in smoke As soon as we put a foot down your block
Niagara
Winter sunNiagara
And my tears get tangled. I always knew she was going to go up in smoke. She would have given all to lie low.
Megadeth
Set the World AfireMegadeth
No one will be left to prove that humans existed Maybe soon the children will be born open-fisted We all live on one planet it will all go up in smoke
Victor Hugo
Let's love always ! Let's love again !Victor Hugo
All ambition lit, In our spirit, subtle blaze, Fall into ashes or go up in smoke, And it is said : "What stays of it ?"
Juliette Armanet
Run awayJuliette Armanet
Run away Do the pas de deux, the sidestep Heart and fist raised, going up in smoke Hurry up, love you
AC/DC
Burnin' AliveAC/DC
Somewhere, there's a little town called hope And someday, maybe baby, he'll inhale that smoke!
Thomas & Friends (OST)
Troublesome TrucksThomas & Friends (OST)
The trucks decide to play another joke And Diesel's plans will all go up in smoke He pulls and he pulls until he breaks the chain
Natassa Theodoridou
Answer MeNatassa Theodoridou
Answer me, just once be honest with me So I can understand if you have a heart inside of you Answer me, how did everything go up in smoke Answer me, everything I've ever felt hasn't changed
The Wizard of Oz (OST)
Song of the tin manThe Wizard of Oz (OST)
A loveless man is I get consumed more and more My dreams go up in smoke Only because I have no heart
Geoffrey Oryema
NomadGeoffrey Oryema
My days go up in smoke My bones are aching My days go up in smoke My heart is breaking
Pochill
SmokePochill
Go up in smoke, End up in smoke Smoke, smoke.