go down in flames
Upper Intermediate (B2) informal
To fail very badly in a dramatic way.
"The startup went down in flames after its main investor pulled out."
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What is Succession Really About? - Stream Theory Podcast
Seeing Through Our Screens - Thomas Flight · 76:26
them go down in flames
OpenAI is Suddenly in Trouble
ColdFusion · 1:42
this company go down in flames.
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
Taylor Swift · 3:13
SO IT'S GONNA BE FOREVER♪♪ OR IT'S GONNA GO DOWN IN FLAMES♪♪ YOU CAN
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
Taylor Swift · 0:50
OR IT'S GONNA GO DOWN IN FLAMES♪♪ YOU CAN TELL ME WHEN IT'S OVER♪♪ IF THE HIGH