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Idiom/phrase meaning: "to end in smoke" (choose the correct sense) Context: Plans or efforts yielding nothing in the end. Select the best meaning.

Difficulty: Easy

To make someone completely understand
To come to nothing; yield no result
To excite great applause
To overcome someone
None of these

Correct Answer: To come to nothing; yield no result

Explanation:

Meaning
If an effort "ends in smoke", it fails or produces no concrete result.

Option analysis
To come to nothing; yield no result — exact sense. ✅(a) Opposite (understanding is a positive result).(c), (d) — unrelated outcomes.

Example
"Months of negotiations ended in smoke."

Final Answer
To come to nothing; yield no result.

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