{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.
GONE WITH THE WIND
Meaning of GONE WITH THE WIND in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012