burn down
Idioms-
Completely consume by fire, burn to the ground, as in Their house burned down and they had nowhere to go . [Mid-1800s]
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Diminish for lack of fuel, as in The fire will soon burn down . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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It didn’t seem to be spreading....“Is our house going to burn down?”
From Literature
A fireplace sat in one corner, the wood burned down to embers, and on the opposite side of the room was an elegant wood desk.
From Literature
When it burned down in 2015, the community chipped in to rebuild.
The whole barn burned down and I barely made it out alive.
From Literature
Pratt is a registered Republican whose house burned down in the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times
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