Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
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to end in smoke
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- to fail
- to create smoke
- to end
- to emit smoke
Correct Option: A
to end in smoke : to come to nothing; fail. Here, to fail is the right option. Look at the sentence :
● All the efforts of the principal to bring him round ended in smoke.
