down in flames

Adverb

Meaning

down in flames (not comparable)

In a decisive and possibly humiliating manner
I tried to hit on her but she shot me down in flames

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

“Rejection” uses the same four-chord pattern as 1979’s “Shot Down In Flames.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

down home down horrendous down in dumps down in mouth down in pillows down in the doldrums