crash and burn

idiom

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

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The album’s emotional palette fluidly shifts between defiant bravado and glum recognition that the big dream was more than likely to crash and burn. Jesse Adams, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 That move has been additional fuel for those who have been waiting for Williams to crash and burn. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 The documentary traces the untold story of soft rock, whose artists dominated pop music worldwide in the '70s, only to crash and burn in the '80s, while eventually experiencing one of the most unlikely comebacks in music history. Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Time will tell if Antigravity manages to take off, or if the brand is destined to crash and burn. PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025 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 3 Oct. 2025.

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