Idiom
end in smoke
Meaning
To be destroyed or ruined; to go up in smoke.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His big plans for the summer ended in smoke.”
“After the investor pulled out at the last minute, all our dreams for the new business ended in smoke.”
“Despite years of meticulous preparation and significant financial investment, the ambitious project ultimately ended in smoke when the primary technology failed during the final demonstration.”
Examples
simple
“His big plans for the summer ended in smoke.”
contextual
“After the investor pulled out at the last minute, all our dreams for the new business ended in smoke.”
complex
“Despite years of meticulous preparation and significant financial investment, the ambitious project ultimately ended in smoke when the primary technology failed during the final demonstration.”
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