burn or be destroyed by fire, fail, not come true (dreams) His plans to open a new restaurant have gone up in smoke since he lost his job.
old flame
a former lover, an old sweetheart In Toronto, I met an old flame. We were lovers many years ago.
flame out
1.burst out in flames;flare out突然冒出火焰;闪亮;突然闪耀 The fire flamed out instantly.火立刻烧了起来。 A beacon flamed out against the night sky.灯塔在夜空下闪闪发光。 2. break out into anger勃然大怒 You need not flame out so much.你不必这样大发雷霆。 His anger flamed out at the sight.见此情景,他勃然大怒。
flame up
1. 2.=flame out 3.blush violently;glow面孔发红 The girl was so shy that she would flame up when she saw a stranger.这女孩很害羞,见到陌生人脸就红。 Colour flamed up in her cheeks. 她面颊发红了。
go up in in flames
1.burn;be destroyed by fire燃烧;烧毁 Before the firemen could get to the scene,the building went up in flames.消防队员赶到现场之前,那栋大楼已被烧毁。 The barn full of hay went up in smoke.装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。 2.disappear;fail;not come true 成泡影;未实现 His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job.他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
go up in smoke flames
1.burn;be destroyed by fire燃烧;烧毁 Before the firemen could get to the scene,the building went up in flames.消防队员赶到现场之前,那栋大楼已被烧毁。 The barn full of hay went up in smoke.装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。 2.disappear;fail;not come true 成泡影;未实现 His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job.他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
go up in smoke/in flames
1.burn;be destroyed by fire燃烧;烧毁 Before the firemen could get to the scene,the building went up in flames.消防队员赶到现场之前,那栋大楼已被烧毁。 The barn full of hay went up in smoke.装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。 2.disappear;fail;not come true 成泡影;未实现 His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job.他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
pour oil on the flames
make the quarrel severe火上加油 You pretended that you were helping them out of difficulty,but actually you were pouring oil on the flames and making matters worse.你假装帮助他们克服困难,而实际上你是在火上加油。
go up in flames
Idiom(s): go up in flames AND go up in smoke
Theme: WASTE
to burn up. • The whole museum went up in flames. • My paintings—my whole life's work—went up in flames. • What a shame for all that to go up in smoke.
fan the flames
Idiom(s): fan the flames (of sth)
Theme: WORSEN
to make something more intense; to make a situation worse. • The riot fanned the flames of racial hatred even more. • The hostility in the school is bad enough without anyone fanning the flames.
like a moth to the flame
With acute and actual attraction. Likened to the allure of moths to ablaze lights. We brought out the baptize accelerate for the affair and the kids came active like moths to the flame.Whenever I esplanade my Ferrari, there's accordingly addition who wants to appear bore at it, like a moth to the flame.Learn more: flame, like, moth
like a moth to the flame
angrily admiring to addition or something.Learn more: flame, like, mothLearn more:
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