- burn someone out
- make someone homeless by destroying their home by fire
they were burned out of their homes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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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
burn out — phrasal verb Word forms burn out : present tense I/you/we/they burn out he/she/it burns out present participle burning out past tense burned out or burnt out past participle burned out or burnt out 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a fire burns out … English dictionary
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burn out — (someone) to stop being effective because of too much work or stress. Most of these people will burn out within 10 years and be replaced by younger employees who don t mind working nights, weekends, and holidays. This work burns me out so much… … New idioms dictionary
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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
