in flames

Of a failure, spectacularly and permanently. Used in the phrases "down in flames" and "up in flames." My campaign speech went down in flames after I forgot everything I had rehearsed and just stood on stage sweating. If we don't get that shipment by Monday, our whole business plan will go up in flames.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sieghild	-	German
Duran	[də'ræn]
Urszula	uwr-SHUW-lah	Polish
Veremund	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Elkan	-	Hebrew
PervİN	-	Turkish