水泡に帰する (すいほうにきする) Japanese meaning | KotomoraMeanings
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expression, suru verb (special)
come to nothing; go down the drain; go up in smoke
idiomatic expression
Idiomatic expression meaning that efforts, plans, or hopes end in failure or are wasted, often with a nuance of vanishing like bubbles on water.
彼の計画は水泡に帰する運命にあった。
His plan was destined to go up in smoke.
