Verbal Ability - Idioms and Phrases - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Idioms and Phrases - Section 1 (Q.No. 7)
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Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.) 'None of these' will be the answer.
7.
To end in smoke
Discussion:
24 comments Page 2 of 3.
Mayank said:
1 decade ago
To burned; hence, to be destroyed or ruined; figuratively, to come to nothing.
Jeni said:
1 decade ago
For eg:.
The end in movie without any climax is to ruin oneself.
The end in movie without any climax is to ruin oneself.
Prasanna said:
1 decade ago
Hi friends!
In my opinion, smoke comes after burning something. After burning nothing remains but a great devastation thus it might be "to end in ruin".
In my opinion, smoke comes after burning something. After burning nothing remains but a great devastation thus it might be "to end in ruin".
Thiya said:
1 decade ago
Smokers ends their own life by smoking. It means they ruins their own health.
Suhasini said:
1 decade ago
To ruin oneself is right.
When a building is on fire, it burns itself emitting lot of smoke and is completely destroyed at the end. Leaving only ash. Likewise To end in smoke means to ruin oneself.
When a building is on fire, it burns itself emitting lot of smoke and is completely destroyed at the end. Leaving only ash. Likewise To end in smoke means to ruin oneself.
GanEsh said:
1 decade ago
In my opinion normally after the smoke nothing remain, means every thing burns, to ruin itself is also in -ve manner.
Daniel said:
1 decade ago
Please help me warn my friends who are in the habit of smoking they are liable to ruin themselves.
Mamta said:
1 decade ago
To end in smoke means very near Emphasis is to ruin oneself.
Soniya said:
1 decade ago
To come to nothing.
Usage : All the efforts of the principal to bring him round ended in smoke.
Usage : All the efforts of the principal to bring him round ended in smoke.
Rakesh panwar said:
1 decade ago
It means nothing to come or yielded no result.
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