goes down in flames

A form of go down in flames — To fail miserably and with long-term consequences.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of go down in flames
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: goes down in flames on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.