Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go up in flames

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
go up in flames
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To catch fire.

verb

To be cancelled or ruined without any hope of return.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

goes up in flames (present, singular) going up in flames (participle, present) went up in flames (past) gone up in flames (participle, past)

Phrases

go down in flames in flames

Frequently Paired Words

aflame go down in flames in flames

Synonyms

go up in smoke catch fire catch on fire combust conflagrate fire go up in flames ignite light spunk take fire burn down

Questions

What does go up in flames mean?
To catch fire.

How to pronounce go up in flames

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