How to Pronounce "go up in flames"
expression
GOH UHP IN FLAYMZ
goh UP IN FLAYMZ
Definition
To burn completely and be destroyed by fire; also used figuratively to mean something failing suddenly and completely.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈəp/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈfɫeɪmz
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /ˈʌp/ /ˈɪn/ /flˈeɪmz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH UHP IN FLAYMZ
UK
goh UP IN FLAYMZ
Listen in Context
The house went up in flames after the lightning strike.
My old car went up in flames on the highway.
Their hopes for the new store went up in flames when it closed suddenly.
The experiment went up in flames—literally! The whole lab caught fire.