We haven't worked this long just to see everything go up in smoke.
What does the sentence mean?

"not ... just to do sth" seems to be a special sentence pattern which can not be traslated literally.

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We haven't worked this long just to see everything go up in smoke.
What does the sentence mean?

"not ... just to do sth" seems to be a special sentence pattern which can not be traslated literally.

Answer

There has been a plan.  The speaker fears the plan that has taken much effort will not pay off.  The speaker is requesting that they work harder rather than let an obstacle get in the way of success.

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I think that "to see everything go up in smoke" is adverbial of result.

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going up in smokes is means getting ruined.
We haven't worked this long just to see everything go up in smoke.= we have done so many thing in such a long time, and we cant let all get ruined.

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