the bubble bursts

US /ðə ˈbʌb.əl bɜːrsts/
UK /ðə ˈbʌb.əl bɜːrsts/
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泡沫破裂, 好景不常

a sudden end to a period of success or good feelings

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Everything was going great until the bubble burst and the company went bankrupt.
一切都很順利,直到泡沫破裂,公司破產。
He was living in a fantasy world, but then the bubble burst when he lost his job.
他生活在幻想世界中,但當他失業時,幻想破滅了