... 仗势欺人pull rank on someone 付之一炬commit to the flames 白手起家start from scratch ...
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?化为灰烬
...化为灰烬 become food for the flames; turn to dust and ashes; reduced to ashes; be consumed by a fire; commit to the flames; bring to nought; crumble to dust 如果大海干涸，变为灰烬 if the seas ran dry, turn to dust .