go down in flames

短语

发音

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词形变化

goes down in flames 三单 goes down in flames going down in flames gone down in flames went down in flames going down in flames 现在分词 went down in flames 过去式 gone down in flames 过去式 gone down in flames 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To fail miserably and with long-term consequences.

    习语
  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, in, flames: descend while aflame, crash and burn, etc.

    Near-synonym: crash and burn

词源

The figurative sense is by metaphor from the literal sense. Attested since the early 20th century, ever since aeroplanes appeared but especially since World War I, when shooting them out of the sky first became a widespread thing.

来源：wiktionary