be burnt to a crisp

be burnt to a crisp

To be or have been significantly burned, as by fire or the sun. The variant spelling "burned" is also commonly used in the headword. If you don't get the bread out of the oven now, it will be burnt to a crisp! I fell asleep on the beach, and now I'm burnt to a crisp.
See also: burnt, crisp
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

be burnt to a crisp

1. If something, especially food, is burnt to a crisp, it is badly burnt. By the time I got to the kitchen, the whole thing was burnt to a crisp. Note: Adjectives such as fried are sometimes used instead of burnt. The meat was fried to a crisp.
2. If a person is burnt to a crisp, they are badly sunburned. One day in the Spanish sun and he was burnt to a crisp.
See also: burnt, crisp
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • crisp
  • soft fire makes sweet malt
  • burn away
  • burn out of
  • burn (one) out of (something)
  • be a firm believer in (something)
  • be a great/firm believer in something
  • believer
  • take time out
  • nicca
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