- burn someone up
- burn (someone) up
to anger someone a lot.
I was really burned up by her comment.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
I was really burned up by her comment.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
burn someone up — N. Amer. informal make someone very angry. → burn … English new terms dictionary
burn someone up — informal make someone angry his thoughtless remarks really burn me up … Useful english dictionary
burn someone up — tv. to make someone very angry. □ That kind of thing just burns me up. □ This whole business burns all of us up … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
burn someone down — tv. to humiliate omeone. □ Man, don’t you ever burn me down like that again! CD You just want to burn down everybody to make yourself seem better … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
burn someone out — make someone homeless by destroying their home by fire they were burned out of their homes … Useful english dictionary
burn up — burn (someone) up to anger someone a lot. I was really burned up by her comment … New idioms dictionary
burn up phrasal — verb 1 DESTROY (intransitive, transitive burn something up) if something burns up or is burnt up, it is completely destroyed by fire or great heat 2 BURN BRIGHTER (I) if a fire burns up, it gets stronger and brighter 3 BE HOT (I) spoken if… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burn — burn1 verb (past and past participle burned or chiefly Brit. burnt) 1》 (of a fire) flame or glow while consuming a fuel. ↘use (a fuel) as a source of heat or energy. 2》 be or cause to be harmed or destroyed by fire. ↘(of the skin) become… … English new terms dictionary
burn — I. n 1a. tobacco Got any burn? 1b. a cigarette 1c. a smoke a quick burn The first sense is in use in prisons in the UK; the others are also heard in other Eng lish speaking areas. 2. American a hit of crack I just need a burn. II. vb … Contemporary slang
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