| 词组 | crash and burn |
| 释义 | Idiom crash and burn Theme: FAILURE to fail spectacularly. (Also literal, as with a car or a plane. Fixed order.)Poor Chuck really crashed and burned when he made his presentation at the sales meeting.Mary just knew that the whole project would crash and burn if she didn't keep a close watch on it. Slang crash and burn Theme: ROMANCE in. [for a young man] to fail brilliantly with a romance. (Collegiate.)I knew I would crash and burn with her.It stands to reason that if Ken hadn't shot me down, I wouldn't have crashed and burned. Idiom crash and burn American & Australian, informal to fail suddenly and completely.While the big companies merge, the small companies crash and burn. crash and burn1. Literally, to crash and catch fire. Typically said of a car or airplane. Her car crashed and burned, but she survived the accident. 2. To fail at something completely and dramatically. I really hope this business venture doesn't crash and burn—I'll be broke if it does. My attempt to make a speech before the whole student body really crashed and burned when I got on stage and forgot everything I was supposed to say. 3. In sports, to experience a significant accident or crash and thus have to withdraw from a competition. Alex isn't competing today because she crashed and burned on her practice run last night. crash and burn1. Lit. [for a plane or car] to crash and burst into flames. The small plane crashed and burned just after it took off. 2. Fig. to fail spectacularly. Poor Chuck really crashed and burned when he made his presentation at the sales meeting. crash and burn1. Fail utterly, as in Dale crashed and burned three times before passing the bar exam. This idiom alludes to a car or airplane that has crashed and caught fire. [Slang; 1970s] 2. In skateboarding and other sports, be taken out of competition by a collision, accident, or fall, as in Although she was favored to win the downhill race, she crashed and burned on her first run . [Slang; 1980s] crash and burnTo crash and burn is to fail very badly. Stock markets don't crash and burn without warning. He will either go down in history as a very great president or he'll crash and burn. Note: This may be a reference to a plane crashing into the ground and bursting into flames. crash and burnfail spectacularly. North American informal 1994 Hispanic But if you use Spanish, be careful not to crash and burn…the language is booby-trapped for the unwary PR professional. ˌcrash and ˈburn(American English, slang)1 fail completely: She shot to fame, then crashed and burned. 2 fall asleep or collapse because you are very tired crash and burn1. in. [for a young man] to fail brilliantly with a romance. (see also go down in flames.) It stands to reason that if Carole hadn’t shot me down, I wouldn’t have crashed and burned. 2. in. to fail spectacularly. I have to be prepared. I don’t want to crash and burn if I don’t have to. crash and burnSlang To fail utterly. |
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