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A: How do you plan to spend your holiday? 

你打算怎么度过假期？

B: I had thought of going to Europe for a month. 

我本想到欧洲旅游一个月。

A: Good idea.

好主意。

B: But my fail in the final exam will send everything up in smoke.

可我期末考试没及格，一切打算都化为乌有了。

send something up in smoke

使...化为乌有

John have been saving up for years to open his own restaurant. He invested all his savings into the business. But just one month after the grand opening, a fire broke out in the kitchen, destroying the entire place and sending all his hard work and investment up in smoke.

约翰为了开自己的餐厅已经存了多年的钱，他把所有的积蓄都投资到了这个生意上。但是开业仅仅一个月后，厨房发生了一场火灾，整个地方都毁灭了。他所有的辛勤工作和投资都化为乌有。

save up攒钱

savings存款；储蓄金

grand opening开业典礼

break out（疾病，战争等）爆发

例句：

The crashed stock market sent his life savings up in smoke.

股市崩盘后他毕生的积蓄化为乌有。

He sent his savings up in smoke by gambling.

他因为赌博把积蓄挥霍一空。

He sent his chance of promotion up in smoke by arriving late every day.

他每天迟到，把升职机会都弄没了。

think of

考虑；想着

She couldn't think of anything to say during the meeting.

她在会议上想不出说什么。

I can't think of anyone who would be more suitable for the job.

我想不出有谁比他更适合这份工作。

When I think of summer, I think of ice cream and the beach.

当我想到夏天，我想到冰淇淋和海滩。