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idiomgo up in smoke/flames1 to be completely destroyed by fire:Although most of the people protesting against the Torness power station were non-violent, a small minority would have been happy to see the whole place go up in smoke.By the time I got there, the fire had gone right through the office; I watched while a whole year's work went up in smoke.2 if someone's efforts, plans, or hopes go up in smoke, they fail completely because the situation has changed:Unless we get these orders out on time, our customers will go elsewhere and all our hard work will go up in smoke.Their hopes of a win went up in flames when the Rangers scored twice in the last quarter.
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