down in flames

adverb

In a decisive and possibly humiliating manner

“I tried to hit on her but she shot me down in flames”

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Meanings

adverbdown in flames (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a decisive and possibly humiliating manner

    I tried to hit on her but she shot me down in flames

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APA

down in flames. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20in%20flames

MLA

“down in flames.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20in%20flames. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down in flames,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20in%20flames.

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