Meaning:
To fail spectacularly and dramatically
Examples:
- The startup went down in flames after their main investor pulled out.
- His political career went down in flames due to the scandal.
- The project went down in flames when the team couldn't meet the deadline.
- Their marriage went down in flames after years of unresolved conflict.
- The restaurant went down in flames after receiving terrible reviews.
- Her speech went down in flames when she forgot her lines.
- The company's stock went down in flames after the financial report was released.
- The plan to expand internationally went down in flames due to lack of funding.
- His audition went down in flames when he forgot the lyrics.
- The football team's season went down in flames after losing their star player.
- The marketing campaign went down in flames and failed to attract any customers.
- Their friendship went down in flames after a huge argument.
- The software launch went down in flames due to multiple bugs and issues.
- His attempt to quit smoking went down in flames after just one week.
- The movie went down in flames at the box office, earning far less than expected.
- And if we go down in flames, so be it!
- Most of them will go down in flames.
- Aye, we might as well go down in flames.
- I might as well go down in flames.
- As your best friend, I cannot, in good conscience, watch you go down in flames anymore.
- I've put too much into this to sit on the sidelines in the final week of the election and watch it go down in flames.