crash and burn
idiom
US, informal
: to fail completely
The company crashed and burned after only two years in business.
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Once again, that means going to absurd lengths in the quest to facilitate banter between pilots, even if some of those attempts hilariously crash and burn.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 May 2025
For example, some managers become superstars while others crash and burn.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Perhaps some of these directors take the money offered amid the afterglow of Oscar night, then fly too close to the sun and crash and burn.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
Democrats should do nothing to oppose Trump, James Carville writes: His administration will crash and burn by itself.
—Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 May 2025
For example, some managers become superstars while others crash and burn.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Perhaps some of these directors take the money offered amid the afterglow of Oscar night, then fly too close to the sun and crash and burn.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
Democrats should do nothing to oppose Trump, James Carville writes: His administration will crash and burn by itself.
—Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Crash and burn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20and%20burn. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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