down in flames in English

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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "down in flames (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tried to hit on her but she shot me down in flames",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a decisive and possibly humiliating manner"
      ],
      "id": "en-down_in_flames-en-adv-jg8Flu14",
      "links": [
        [
          "decisive",
          "decisive"
        ],
        [
          "humiliating",
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        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "in flames"
        },
        {
          "word": "go down in flames"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "down in flames"
}

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "down in flames (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "in flames"
    },
    {
      "word": "go down in flames"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English uncomparable adverbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tried to hit on her but she shot me down in flames",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a decisive and possibly humiliating manner"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decisive",
          "decisive"
        ],
        [
          "humiliating",
          "humiliating"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "down in flames"
}

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"down in flames" meaning in English

Adverb