flamed out
Burned then died
Flamed out describes someone or something that failed dramatically after initial promise or success.
The phrase comes from aviation, where a flameout occurs when a jet engine loses combustion and stops working.
Applied to people, it suggests a spectacular collapse: He flamed out in his second season, The startup flamed out after burning through its funding.
- failedDid not succeed
- fizzledFailed after promising start
- burnedDamaged by fire
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- crash and burnFail completely and visibly
sputtered · malfunction · collapsed · fell apart · extinguished · fiasco · ebb · fade · blazed · stalled · washed up · die down · went south · ruin · decline · depletion · defeat · engine failure
flamed outtook off
Departed or surged
skyrocketed · thrived · flourished · succeeded · made it
flamed outpetered out
Gradually diminished to nothing
faded away · wound down · tapered off · phased out · bowed out
flamed outcaught fire
Began to burn
ignited · took off · hit one's stride · revved up · surged
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