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If he doesn't stop working so hard, he'll burn himself out.
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By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired from the sport.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
burn somebody out — ˌburn ˈout | ˌburn yourself/sb ˈout derived to become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time • If he doesn t stop working so hard, he ll burn himself out. • By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired… … Useful english dictionary
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
burn out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a fire burns itself out, it stops burning because there is nothing left to burn. [V pron refl P] Fire officials let the fire burn itself out. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you burn yourself out, you make yourself exhausted or ill by… … English dictionary
burn out phrasal — verb 1 FIRE (intransitive, transitive burn something out) if a fire burns out or burns itself out, it stops burning because there is no coal, wood etc left 2 be burnt out if something is burnt out, the inside of it is destroyed by fire: The hotel … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burn — burn1 burnable, adj. /berrn/, v., burned or burnt, burning, n. v.i. 1. to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate. 2. (of a fireplace,… … Universalium
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\ one's\ boats — • burn one s bridges • burn one s boats v. phr. To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. Bob was a good… … Словарь американских идиом
burn\ one's\ bridges — • burn one s bridges • burn one s boats v. phr. To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. Bob was a good… … Словарь американских идиом
Burn Up (TV miniseries) — Infobox Television show name = Burn Up caption = nowrap beginFilm shooting at Calgary s City Hallwrap (November 2007)nowrap end aka = genre = Drama creator = writer = Simon Beaufoy director = Omar Madha creat director = developer = presenter =… … Wikipedia
