A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
ذهب أدراج الرياح (adrāja r-riyāḥ) to go the ways of the winds, i.e., to pass unnoticed, without leaving a trace; to end in smoke, come to nothing, be futile, be in vain
Root: د-ر-ج
Page: 319*
Example: “فَذَهَبَت أَحلامُهُ كُلُّها أَدراجَ الرِّياح”
Translation: “and all of his dreams went up in smoke”
Revise all of the vocab from the series on Quizlet:
* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
The Arabic Pages 
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