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go up in flames

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Inglés		Español
go up in flames v expr	(be burned)	arder en llamas vi + loc adv
		estar envuelto en llamas v cop + loc adj
		arder hasta los cimientos vi + loc adv
		quemarse⇒ v prnl
	He watched in despair as his house went up in flames.
	Vio desesperado como su casa ardía en llamas.
	Vio desesperado como su casa ardía hasta los cimientos.
go up in flames v expr	figurative (hopes, plans: fail)	hacerse cenizas loc verb
		destruirse⇒ v prnl
	Jane's plans to buy an apartment went up in flames when she lost her job.
	Los planes de Jane de comprar un departamento se hicieron cenizas cuando perdió su trabajo.

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