Collocations for "burn"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "burn" in context.
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burn
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- the fire is burning
- burning [brightly, steadily, slowly]
- the [house, building, forest] burned (down)
- burned down the [house]
- the [fire, candle] burned (itself) out
- burn your [finger, hand, foot]
- burn your [finger] on the [stove, iron]
- careful [not to, you don't] burn yourself
- was [seriously, horribly] burned (in a fire)
- burned in [a fire, a house fire, an accident]
- burn as hot as [200 degrees]
- burn [in, under] the sun
- burn up in the [sun, fire]
- burnt up into nothing
- burned at the stake
- burned as a [witch, traitor]
- (will) burn in hell
- burn in hell for [this, what you've done]
- burn a [CD, DVD, movie] (for)
- burn (flags) in [protest, disgust, disrespect]
- burning [the flag, books]
- burn off [energy, steam]
- burn off [fat, weight, the calories]
- burn [calories, fuel, kerosene, rubber]
- the [car, plane, jet] burns a lot of fuel
- (must have) money to burn
- burned with [rage, desire, passion]
- [he, her forehead, his skin] burned with fever
- you're burning up
- burning with [optimism, desire, curiosity]
- burning with a fierce [determination, ambition]
- burning the midnight oil
- burning the candle at both ends
- burned herself out (by)
- she ended up burning out
- (don't) burn your bridges
- burned into my memory
- a [heat, rug, rope, friction, chemical, stove, cigarette] burn
- an [electrical, acid] burn
- [first, second, third] -degree burns
- have a burn on my [face, hand]
- [suffered, sustained] a burn
- suffered [serious, minor, horrific, 70%] burns
- burns over [70%] of his body
- got a burn from the [fire, stove]
- [cure, treat] a burn
- was treated for (second-degree] burns
- the [sofa, carpet, rug] was covered in cigarette burns
- a scar from a (past) burn
- feel the burn!
- the burn of the [rocket, craft, spacecraft]
- a burn [victim, patient, unit]
- UK: a burns [victim, patient, unit]
- a burn mark on the [wall, ground]
- [clean, slow, economy] -burn (fuel)
'burn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):