Idioms for smoke

    go up/endin smoke, to terminate without producing a result; be unsuccessful: All our dreams went up in smoke.

Origin of smoke

before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English smoca; (v.) Middle English smoken, Old English smocian

OTHER WORDS FROM smoke

smoke·like, adjective an·ti·smoke, adjective, noun un·smoked, adjective un·smok·ing, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for go up in smoke (1 of 2)

Smoke
/ (sməʊk) /

noun

the Smoke short for Big Smoke

British Dictionary definitions for go up in smoke (2 of 2)

smoke
/ (sməʊk) /

noun

verb

See also smoke out

Derived forms of smoke

smokable or smokeable, adjective

Word Origin for smoke

Old English smoca (n); related to Middle Dutch smieken to emit smoke

Scientific definitions for go up in smoke

smoke
[ smōk ]

A mixture of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases, usually containing particles of soot or other solids, produced by the burning of carbon-containing materials such as wood and coal.

Idioms and Phrases with go up in smoke

smoke