something+to+burn
71burn\ the\ tambourines — Let s put a stop to this rah rah approach. We ned to get down to business and do something. Burn the tambourines; we need a serious solution to the productivity slump we ve been experiencing …
72burn\ one's\ fingers — v. phr. informal To get in trouble doing something and fear to do it again; learn caution through an unpleasant experience. He had burned his fingers in the stock market once, and didn t want to try again. Some people can t be told; they have to… …
73burn down phrasal — verb 1 (intransitive, transitive burn something down) if a building burns down or is burned down, it is destroyed by fire 2 (I) if a fire burns down, the flames become weaker and it produces less heat …
74Burn your bridges — If you burn your bridges, you do something that makes it impossible to go back from the position you have taken …
75burn something off — remove (a substance) using a flame using a blowtorch to burn off the paint …
76burn up — 1) PHR V ERG If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat. [V P] The satellite re entered the atmosphere and burned up... [V P n (not pron)] Fires have burned up 180,000 acres of timber. [Also V… …
77burn away phrasal — verb (I, T) if something burns away or is burned away, it is destroyed or reduced to something much smaller by fire …
78burn·er — /ˈbɚnɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 a : the part of a furnace, stove, etc., where the flame or heat is produced (chiefly US) The stove has four burners. [=(Brit) rings] The …
79burn a hole in one's pocket — {v. phr.} To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. * /Money burns a hole in Linda s pocket./ * /The silver dollar that Don got for his birthday was burning a hole in his pocket, and Don hurried to a dime store./ …
80burn a hole in one's pocket — {v. phr.} To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. * /Money burns a hole in Linda s pocket./ * /The silver dollar that Don got for his birthday was burning a hole in his pocket, and Don hurried to a dime store./ …
