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.
See also:
  • 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