"go up in flames" in German to go up in flames in Flammen aufgehen Detailed translations for "go up in flames" to go up in flames to go up in flames(also: burnt, burned}) in Flammen aufgehen It's just you nurture a dream for 30 years, only to see it go up in flames like Pete's eyebrow. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Da pflegt man 30 Jahre einen Traum, nur um ihn in Flammen aufgehen zu sehen wie Petes Augenbraue.