Go up in smoke
It's an idiom. It has two different meanings.
> To be completely burnt.
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The whole house went up in smoke.
That big library just went up in smoke in a moment.
He set the letter on fire. It just went up in smoke in a second.
All the important documents went up in smoke in front of our eyes before we could even blink.
Her new and beautiful dress went up in smoke.
> If your plans, hopes etc. go up in smoke, they fail completely.
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His plan of becoming the owner of the whole property just went up in smoke.
All her hope went up in smoke.
He wanted to start his own business with the money he had saved. The money got stolen and all his plan went up in smoke.
All her excitement about her birthday went up in smoke when she lost in the game and failed in the weekly test.
If you are not careful, all your plan will go up in smoke.
Her dream to become an I.A.S officer goes up in smoke .
All their dreams of living abroad went up in smoke.
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