Multiple choice

Directions: Find out the correct expression for the given idiom.

End in smoke

  1. finished victorious

  2. openly hostile

  3. dispense with

  4. come to nothing

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom 'end in smoke' means to come to nothing, produce no results, or end in failure - like smoke that vanishes without a trace. It doesn't mean victory ('finished victorious'), hostility ('openly hostile'), or getting rid of something ('dispense with'). The imagery is of something insubstantial and disappearing.

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