crash and burn , crash-and-burn noun [countable] informal
an occasion when something fails very quickly or suddenly, especially in a dramatic way:
His bid for the presidency finally did its crash-and-burn.
—crash-and-burn adjective [only before noun]

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I. See main entry: crash and burn

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II. crash and burn , crash-and-burn noun [countable] informal
an occasion when something fails very quickly or suddenly, especially in a dramatic way:
His bid for the presidency finally did its crash-and-burn.
—crash-and-burn adjective [only before noun]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

crash and burn
[American & Australian, informal]
to fail suddenly and completely.
While the big companies merge, the small companies crash and burn.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

crash and burn
to fail spectacularly
We did not want to crash and burn so we were very careful about how we proceeded with the project.

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