Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'End in smoke'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'End in smoke'.

A. To smoke a cigarette

B. To succeed

C. To come to nothing; fail

D. To end with fire

Answer: Option C

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It means that all efforts yield no result.

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