burn someone down

burn down

1. To destroy something with fire. We watched helplessly as our house burned down despite the firefighters' efforts.

2. To weaken or wane, as of a flame. Get the birthday girl in here—the candles on her cake are burning down!

3. slang To embarrass someone (who can be mentioned between "burn" and "down"). Andrew must be really insecure because he's always trying to burn other people down with snide comments.

burn someone down

tv. to humiliate someone. You just want to burn down everybody to make yourself seem better.

词组	burn someone down
释义	burn someone down burn down 1. To destroy something with fire. We watched helplessly as our house burned down despite the firefighters' efforts. 2. To weaken or wane, as of a flame. Get the birthday girl in here—the candles on her cake are burning down! 3. slang To embarrass someone (who can be mentioned between "burn" and "down"). Andrew must be really insecure because he's always trying to burn other people down with snide comments. See also: burn, down Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. burn someone down tv. to humiliate someone. You just want to burn down everybody to make yourself seem better. See also: burn, down, someone McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: burn down burn away burn through burn through (something) knock the bottom out knock the bottom out of knock the bottom out of (someone or something) snuff out snuff someone out inject (something) into (someone or something)
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