to burn

Idioms

see money to burn.

Example Sentences

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Reflective thermal tape, which is designed to burn away during reentry, remains visible in several areas.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

He believes most of the fires are started maliciously to burn vegetation and that people in the wider community have to be vigilant and also be prepared to "call it out, that it's not acceptable".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“The carrier is unprofitable and has continued to burn cash,” Trent said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

“While I was a hotshot, there were three of those fires burning simultaneously, including a million-acre fire — more than used to burn across the entire American West over the course of a decade.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

And then she’d probably want to burn a couple dozen candles and make me dance around them, and we all know that would end up with the cute firefighters storming our house again.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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