gone with the wind

gone with the wind
gone with the wind
Fig. gone as if taken away by the wind. (A phrase made famous by the Margaret Mitchell novel and subsequent film

Gone with the Wind.

The phrase is used to make

gone

have a stronger force.) •

Everything we worked for was 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.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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 …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Gone With the Wind — /wind/ a novel (1936) by Margaret Mitchell. * * * Gone with the Wind [Gone with the Wind] a popular US novel (1936) by Margaret Mitchell that won the ↑Pulitzer Prize. In 1939 it was made into one of the most successful films ever made, winning 10 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gone with the Wind — ist der englische Originaltitel des Romans Vom Winde verweht von Margaret Mitchell der gleichnamigen Verfilmung aus dem Jahr 1939, siehe Vom Winde verweht (Film) des von Margaret Mitchells Roman inspirierten Songs aus dem Jahr 1937, siehe Gone… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gone with the Wind — (1939) a US film, based on a novel by Margaret Mitchell. Many people think it is one of the greatest romantic films ever made. It tells the story of a beautiful, determined woman called Scarlett O Hara, acted by Vivien Leigh, who lives in Georgia …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Gone with the Wind — This article is about the novel. For the film, see Gone with the Wind (film). For other uses, see Gone with the Wind (disambiguation). Gone With the Wind …   Wikipedia

  • Gone With the Wind — Эпизод «Шоу Кливленда» «Gone With the Wind» …   Википедия

  • Gone With the Wind — Autant en emporte le vent Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Autant en emporte le vent (Gone with the Wind, 1936), roman américain de Margaret Mitchell. Autant en emporte le vent (1939),… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gone with the Wind — Autant en emporte le vent Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Autant en emporte le vent (Gone with the Wind, 1936), roman américain de Margaret Mitchell. Autant en emporte le vent (1939),… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gone with the wind — Autant en emporte le vent Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Autant en emporte le vent (Gone with the Wind, 1936), roman américain de Margaret Mitchell. Autant en emporte le vent (1939),… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

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