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crash and burn

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To fail utterly.

informal

Examples

Crash and burn, huh, Mav?”
What these figures show you is how badly the Tory dream has crashed and burned. Not only do fewer Britons now own shares than they did in Thatcher’s time, but also in the capital owner-occupiers (both with mortgages and without) will soon be an outright minority.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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