end in smoke

verb

To be destroyed or ruined; to go up in smoke.

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Meanings

verbend in smoke (third-person singular simple present ends in smoke, present participle ending in smoke, simple past and past participle ended in smoke)

present singular third person ends in smoke · participle present ending in smoke · participle past ended in smoke · past ended in smoke

  1. idiomaticinformalTo be destroyed or ruined; to go up in smoke.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
go up in flamesgo up in smoke
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APA

end in smoke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20in%20smoke

MLA

“end in smoke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20in%20smoke. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “end in smoke,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20in%20smoke.

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