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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.  To end in smoke

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.  To end in smoke Correct Answer To come to nothing

The correct answer is ‘to come to nothing.’

The phrase ‘to end in smoke’ means ‘to come to nothing.’

Hence, Option 2 has the closest meaning to the given phrase and is the correct answer.

An example sentence is:

‘All the efforts of the teacher to make the students listen ended in smoke.’

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