füstbe megy

Hungarian

Etymology

füst (smoke) +‎ -be (into) +‎ megy (to go), literally to go into smoke

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfyʒdbɛmɛɟ]

Verb

füstbe megy

  1. (idiomatic) to come to nothing, end in smoke, go up in smoke, go up in flames, fall to the ground, fall through (of hope, plans, projects: to be cancelled or ruined)
    Synonyms: semmivé válik, meghiúsul, kútba esik, kudarcba fullad, dugába dől, zátonyra fut

Conjugation

  • For the verb, see megy.
  • The inflected noun füstbe remains unchanged.