- burn something up
- ■ use up the calories or energy provided by food, rather than converting these to fat
in the typical Western diet, all the energy in protein is burned up daily
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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burn something to a crisp — informal phrase to burn something completely The dinner was burned to a crisp. Thesaurus: to burn somethingsynonym Main entry: crisp * * * burn something completely, leaving only a charred remnant * * * … Useful english dictionary
burn something down — (or burn down) (of a building or structure) destroy or be destroyed completely by fire * * * ˌburn ˈdown | ˌburn sthˈdown derived to be destroyed, or to destroy sth, by fire • The house burned down in 1895. Main entry: ↑burnderi … Useful english dictionary
burn something to a crisp — burn (something) to a crisp to burn something very badly. He burned the sausages to a crisp. I played a little golf yesterday and my neck got burned to a crisp … New idioms dictionary
burn something to a crisp — informal to burn something completely The dinner was burned to a crisp … English dictionary
burn something away — ˌburn aˈway | ˌburn sthaˈway derived to disappear as a result of burning; to make sth do this • Half the candle had burnt away. • The clothing on his back got burnt away in the fire. Main entry: ↑burnderived … Useful english dictionary
burn something to a cinder — burn sth to a ˈcinder/ˈcrisp idiom to cook sth for too long or with too much heat, so that it becomes badly burnt Main entry: ↑burnidiom … Useful english dictionary
burn something off — remove (a substance) using a flame using a blowtorch to burn off the paint … Useful english dictionary
burn something in/into — brand or imprint by burning designs are burned into the skin | figurative a childhood incident that was burned into her memory ■ Photography expose one area of a print more than the rest the sky and bottom of the picture needed substantial… … Useful english dictionary
burn something out — completely destroy a building or vehicle by fire, so that only a shell remains … Useful english dictionary
burn to a crisp — burn (something) to a crisp to burn something very badly. He burned the sausages to a crisp. I played a little golf yesterday and my neck got burned to a crisp … New idioms dictionary
