burn through

phrasal verb

burned through or burnt through; burning through; burns through

informal

: to use all of (something) quickly

They've burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete.

Examples of burn through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At one point, five wildfires -- including the Hurst, Woodley and Lidia fires -- were burning through Ventura and Los Angeles counties, according to officials. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025

At that time, Tesla was still struggling to expand its production of electric vehicles and burning through cash. —Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2025

The Smokehouse Creek fire The Smokehouse Creek fire killed three people in 2024, burning through more than 1,500 square miles (3,885 square kilometers) in Texas before spilling into neighboring Oklahoma. —CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

Remote work isn’t going anywhere, and neither is the desire to see more of the world without burning through PTO. —Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for burn through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou