Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the exact meaning of the idiom/phrase/sentence.

The project of building ended in smoke.

  1. to give no practical result

  2. to fall

  3. to catch fire

  4. ended in the destruction of the building
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Explanation

To end in smoke means to give no practical result or fail completely despite effort. Just as smoke vanishes without leaving substance, the building project produced nothing tangible. The other options (to fall, to catch fire, ended in destruction) are too literal or suggest different outcomes than the idiom's meaning.

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