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go up in flames

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To catch fire.
    idiomatic
  2. To be cancelled or ruined without any hope of return.
    figuratively, idiomatic

Equivalents

日本語炎上
4 more languages
Bosanskiupalitizapaliti
Hrvatskiupalitizapaliti
Српскиupalitizapaliti
Tiếng Việtbốc hoả

Examples

“This world / Is going up in flames / And nobody / Wanna take⟳ the blame⟳”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

go up in smoke go upstairs go viral go walkabout go walkies go walking

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