go up in smoke

Many of the congressional Republicans who Cohen warned have, indeed, watched their political careers go up in smoke.

For years, the dreams of the cannabis industry looked like they might go up in smoke, with the U.S. government classifying marijuana as a drug as dangerous as heroin.

“The whole world is going through this. There’s lots of people going through bad experiences. Wars, inflation, life has been rough. I’m just hoping for 2024 to just give everyone a break from those terrible things,” Angel Villaneuva of Washington said after watching his personal banes — bad relationships and negative energy and experiences — go up in smoke.

Purlie can’t help but fall in love with her, even as his plan seems to go up in smoke when Cotchipee demands Lutiebelle sign her name for the inheritance and she forgets who she’s supposed to be impersonating.

The stored water, in turn, helps insulate the flood plain against drought during a hot, dry summer, Fairfax said, keeping plants lush and green, rather than dry and ready to go up in smoke.