call the burn ward
call the burn ward
slang Said humorously when someone has been insulted, especially in a particularly cutting or witty way. ("Burn" is a slang word for an insult.) A: "Yeah, I'm sure you did overhear us, Dumbo." B: "Oh! Call the burn ward!" C: "Ha ha, like I don't know my ears stick out. Please." Ooh, good one! Somebody call the burn ward!
See also: burn, call, ward
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- ward
- dumbo
- (someone or something) rides again
- will wonders never cease
- wonders (will) never cease
- Wonders never cease!
- wonders will never cease
- and I don't play one on TV
- (someone's or something's) days are numbered
- (one's) lord and master