( BrE , informal ) used when you say that sth you hoped to have or achieve is no longer possible :
Bang went my hopes of promotion.
( BrE , informal ) used when you say that sth you hoped to have or achieve is no longer possible :
Bang went my hopes of promotion.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005