go up in smoke
付诸东流，化为乌有，或失败
口语·形容计划或努力失败
英文释义
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.
典故来源
源自火灾中物品化为烟雾，比喻努力或希望彻底破灭。