to a crisp
idiom
: to a state of being hard, dry, and easily broken
The toast had been burned to a crisp.
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The fat collects in the pan and all sides of your bacon strips will evenly cook to a crisp.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
Ripening and Storing When firm, Fuyus have a texture similar to a crisp apple or pear.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Farke took a lighter to that canvas and burnt everyone’s assumptions to a crisp.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025
Dwight sets the logs ablaze, watching dispassionately as Dunmire burns to a crisp.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
Ripening and Storing When firm, Fuyus have a texture similar to a crisp apple or pear.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Farke took a lighter to that canvas and burnt everyone’s assumptions to a crisp.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025
Dwight sets the logs ablaze, watching dispassionately as Dunmire burns to a crisp.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
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“To a crisp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20crisp. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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