burn down

1. Completely consume by fire, burn to the ground, as in Their house burned down and they had nowhere to go . [Mid-1800s]

2. Diminish for lack of fuel, as in The fire will soon burn down . [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

“Any time a cotton gin burned down in the South, they pointed to the Wide Awakes and other more radical antislavery Northerners and said, ‘This is arson.’”

From Los Angeles Times

The country is burning down around him even as some of his supporters have begun to abandon him.

From Salon

Although her home still stands, many of her neighbors’ homes burned down.

From Los Angeles Times

“That city would have burned down if left to the devices of the mayor and the governor of that state,” Noem said.

From Salon

“Hey, Mom,” he said, holding a cigarette burned down to the filter.

From Los Angeles Times

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