shoot someone down in flames Idiom
go up in smoke/flames
go up in in flames
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
go up in smoke flames
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
go up in smoke/in flames
Before the firemen could get to the scene，the building went up in flames．消防队员赶到现场之前，那栋大楼已被烧毁。
The barn full of hay went up in smoke．装满干草的谷仓已被烧光。
2．disappear；fail；not come true 成泡影；未实现
His hopes of buying a new car went up in smoke when his father lost his job．他想买部新车的愿望因他父亲失业无钱而成了泡影。
pour oil on the flames
You pretended that you were helping them out of difficulty，but actually you were pouring oil on the flames and making matters worse．你假装帮助他们克服困难，而实际上你是在火上加油。
go up in flames
Idiom(s): go up in flames AND go up in smokeTheme: WASTE
to burn up.
• The whole museum went up in flames.
• My paintings—my whole life's work—went up in flames.
• What a shame for all that to go up in smoke.
fan the flames
Idiom(s): fan the flames (of sth)Theme: WORSEN
to make something more intense; to make a situation worse.
• The riot fanned the flames of racial hatred even more.
• The hostility in the school is bad enough without anyone fanning the flames.
burst into flames
Idiom(s): burst into flamesTheme: IGNITION
to catch fire suddenly; to ignite all at once.
• Suddenly, the car burst into flames.
• It was so hot in the forest fire that a few trees literally burst into flames.
Old flames die hard
It's very difficult to forget old things, especially the first love.Shoot down in flames
If someone demolishes your argument, it (and you) have been shot down in flames.shoot (someone or something) down in flames
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