go up in smoke
付諸東流，化為烏有，或失敗
口語·形容計劃或努力失敗
英文釋義
to be completely destroyed or ruined; to fail utterly or come to nothing
例句
All our plans went up in smoke when the funding was cut.
典故來源
源自火災中物品化為煙霧，比喻努力或希望徹底破滅。