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

A few years prior, while living in that same apartment, Joyce nearly lost her home when the building next door burned down.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Others in the grassroots network saw their homes burned down or suffer extensive damage.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

When longtime Altadenans Hipolito and Elizabeth Cisneros arrived, Orozco stepped out to greet the couple, who had previously lived just a block from the restaurant until the fire burned down their home.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

In tandem with that, though, is the fact that this was 2hollis’ first show in his hometown since his Altadena childhood house burned down in the January fires.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Mr Penny also told the court that Earl discussed burning down a warehouse in the Czech Republic for £35,000.

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• contradict 
• counter 
• disprove 
• expose 
• oppose 
• quash 
• rebut 
• repudiate 
• squelch