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.