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ESLPod_0826_WE_1327 Shopping for a Used Car In this podcast, the phrase "to go up in smoke" means to be wasted or ruined and then disappear or no longer be available: "During the economic crisis, thousands of investors saw their savings go up in smoke." The phrase "where there's smoke, there's fire" means that if people are saying bad things about someone or something, those things are probably true: "Everyone is saying that Julia stole the money and I don't want to believe it, but where there's smoke, there's fire." Finally, if a food is "smoked," it is cooked or prepared in a special way that gives it a woody, smoky flavor: "Whenever they go to the coast, they buy smoked salmon and smoked tuna to eat with bread, cream cheese, and tomatoes."

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ESLPod 826 to go up in smoke Transportation

Id	ESLPod_0826_WE_1327
Episode Id	ESLPod 826
Episode Title	Shopping for a Used Car
Phrase	to go up in smoke
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to go up in smoke" means to be wasted or ruined and then disappear or no longer be available: "During the economic crisis, thousands of investors saw their savings go up in smoke." The phrase "where there's smoke, there's fire" means that if people are saying bad things about someone or something, those things are probably true: "Everyone is saying that Julia stole the money and I don't want to believe it, but where there's smoke, there's fire." Finally, if a food is "smoked," it is cooked or prepared in a special way that gives it a woody, smoky flavor: "Whenever they go to the coast, they buy smoked salmon and smoked tuna to eat with bread, cream cheese, and tomatoes."
Topics	Transportation

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