Examples of 'went up in smoke' in a sentence
Meaning of "went up in smoke"
This phrase is used to express that something has failed or been destroyed completely, often unexpectedly or without any benefit. It implies that all efforts, plans, or expectations have come to nothing and have been wasted
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- simple past tense of go up in smoke
How to use "went up in smoke" in a sentence
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went up in smoke
Either that or he went up in smoke with the house.
Then practically the whole world went up in smoke.
I thought they went up in smoke with your brother.
I would not care if the place went up in smoke.
What went up in smoke was fourty years of hard work.
His entire supply line just went up in smoke.
What went up in smoke is now coming up in blooming roses.
He spilled booze on himself and went up in smoke.
It went up in smoke early this morning.
Oil and coal both went up in smoke.
These all went up in smoke above that vape shop.
The investment agreement almost went up in smoke.
And it went up in smoke in the same.
Two million babes like that went up in smoke here.
Just went up in smoke.
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Last year is a bad dream that just went up in smoke.
That relationship went up in smoke in few months.
His poor young wife watching helplessly as he went up in smoke.
Your house went up in smoke.
Millions of dollars in contingency funds went up in smoke.
I heard that went up in smoke too.
Somewhere in the fire of love our dreams went up in smoke.
The market went up in smoke.
And the fact is our extraction plan just went up in smoke.
They both went up in smoke.
Whatever flew that thing down here went up in smoke.
The plane went up in smoke.
And just like that your credibility went up in smoke.
Our truth went up in smoke.
You were not very happy when your marriage to father went up in smoke.
But your team went up in smoke.
You were not too happy when your wedding with father went up in smoke.
My plan just went up in smoke.
Our plan of going outside the ship to get help just went up in smoke.
My own fuel went up in smoke.
I was in my office the night Harrison Wells dream went up in smoke.
Then it all went up in smoke.
And it went up in smoke in the same I found my faith for a moment.
Half the vines went up in smoke.
It went up in smoke early this morning… two bodies.
You know how that went up in smoke.
All went up in smoke.
I think your promotion just went up in smoke.
All hope of my promotion went up in smoke after my reorganization plan fell through.
I can not believe he just went up in smoke.
Billions went up in smoke already.
And the hopes of many went up in smoke.
As he went up in smoke.
All that work we put into it just went up in smoke.
My dream went up in smoke.
