Look at the way Tom buys things. You'd think he had money to burn.
•If I had all that acting talent to burn as he does, I'd have won an Oscar by now.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
burn — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ burns, burning, burned, burnt (The past tense and past participle is burned in American English, and burned or burnt in British English.) 1) VERB If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame… … English dictionary
burn — burn1 [bʉrn] vt. burned or burnt, burning [ME brennen, bernen, burnen < ON & OE: ON brenna, to burn, light; OE bærnan, to kindle (akin to Goth brannjan, to cause to burn) & beornan, to be on fire, metathetic < Gmc * brinnan < IE * bhre n … English World dictionary
burn your fingers — get your fingers burnt informal phrase to have a bad experience when something such as a relationship or a business deal goes wrong They got their fingers burnt and lost a lot of money. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something… … Useful english dictionary
burn up something — burn up (something) 1. to use a lot of a system. The singer s fans have burned up the Internet with speculation about her cancelled tour. 2. to use all of something. Commuting to and from my job burns up all my free time … New idioms dictionary
burn up — (something) 1. to use a lot of a system. The singer s fans have burned up the Internet with speculation about her cancelled tour. 2. to use all of something. Commuting to and from my job burns up all my free time … New idioms dictionary
burn your fingers — burn (your) fingers to have a bad result from something, esp. to lose money. Many investors burned their fingers on those stocks. The museum has gotten burned on several paintings purchased recently that have turned out to be fakes … New idioms dictionary
burn fingers — burn (your) fingers to have a bad result from something, esp. to lose money. Many investors burned their fingers on those stocks. The museum has gotten burned on several paintings purchased recently that have turned out to be fakes … New idioms dictionary
burn your bridges — If you burn your bridges, you do something that makes it impossible to go back from the position you have taken … The small dictionary of idiomes
burn your fingers — or get your fingers burnt informal to have a bad experience when something such as a relationship or a business deal goes wrong They got their fingers burnt and lost a lot of money … English dictionary
Burn After Reading — Infobox film name = Burn After Reading image size = 215px caption = International poster for Burn After Reading director = Joel Coen Ethan Coen producer = Joel Coen Ethan Coen writer = Joel Coen Ethan Coen starring = John Malkovich George Clooney … Wikipedia
burn — burn1 W3S2 [bə:n US bə:rn] v past tense and past participle burnt [bə:nt US bə:rnt] or burned ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce flames and heat)¦ 2¦(destroy something with fire)¦ 3¦(injure/kill somebody with fire)¦ 4¦(sun)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(chemicals)¦ 7¦(fuel)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
