crash and burn

idiom

US, informal
: to fail completely
The company crashed and burned after only two years in business.

Examples of crash and burn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Devin, for one, is loving watching his rival crash and burn. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024 By winning his first major award relatively late in his career at age 34, Radcliffe defies the negative stereotype of child stars who crash and burn after their time in the spotlight. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024 The internet is having great fun trashing Madame Web, the latest superhero blockbuster to crash and burn at the box office, a film seemingly made for no one. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 But there was no way yet another adaptation of that richly mythological series could crash and burn so spectacularly, right? Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crash and burn 

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“Crash and burn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20and%20burn. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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