Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crash and burn

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: crash and burn
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail utterly.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crash, and, burn.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: go up in flames, go up in smoke, come to nought, come to nothing"
"Crash and burn, huh, Mav?"
"What these figures show you is how badly the Tory dream has crashed and burned. Not only do fewer Britons now own shares than they did in Thatcher’s time, but also in the capital owner-occupiers (both with mortgages and without) will soon be an outright minority."
"Near-synonym: go down in flames"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

crashes and burns (present, singular) crashing and burning (participle, present) crashed and burned (participle, past) crashed and burned (past)

Synonyms

go down in flames go up in flames go up in smoke come to nought come to nothing

Questions

What does crash and burn mean?: To fail utterly.

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