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  What it means

  Literally “to go up in smoke.” Means to be completely destroyed, burned down, or lost — “to go up in flames.” Can be used literally (a building burning) or figuratively (plans falling apart).

  Vocabulary

  • dym — smoke

  Grammar note

  'Z dymem' uses the instrumental of 'dym' after 'z' (with/in).

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