gone with the wind

[gone with the wind] {adj. phr.}

Gone forever; past; vanished.

* /All the Indians who used to live here are gone with the wind./

* /Joe knew that his chance to get an "A" was gone with the wind when he saw how hard the test was./

Compare: DOWN THE DRAIN.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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