gå upp i rök

Swedish

Etymology

gå (“go”) +‎ upp (“up”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ rök (“smoke”)

Verb

gå upp i rök (present går upp i rök, preterite gick upp i rök, supine gått upp i rök, imperative gå upp i rök)

  1. go up in smoke; to catch fire and burn
  2. (figurative) to vanish into thin air
    Ingen kan hitta honom. Han har gått upp i rök.
    No one can find him. He has vanished into thin air.

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