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burn
Synonyms and Antonyms of burn
- All evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the campfire burn.
go up in flames
- It is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink.
douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)
- He came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work.
see red
- The bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long.
- He's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now.
do a number on, lead one down the garden path (also lead one up the garden path), pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes
- heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations
run out of
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