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burn itself out Idiom

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a blackout (TV)

refusal to broadcast an event during that event A blackout is intended to encourage fans to attend an event.

a blackout (war)

a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

a blowout

to win by a large score, no contest """Did the Flames win?"" ""Ya, 11-2. It was a blowout."""

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a falling out

a disagreement, a break in friendship Guy and Jean had a falling out. They argued about religion.

a handout

free food or money, freeload I'm not asking for a handout. I'll pay you back when I find work.

a wash-out

a failure, a lost cause No one attended the concert. It was a wash-out.

about time

nearly late, high time It's about time you got here. We've been waiting a long time.

burn out

1. verb To cease afire (as of article that is on fire). Get the altogether babe in actuality afore the candles on her block bake out! At this point, the firefighters are aloof activity to let the blaze bake out.2. verb To stop alive properly, generally through overheating. In this usage, a automatic pronoun can be acclimated amid "burn" and "out." Unfortunately, I anticipate the motor in your backyard mower has austere out. We accept to adjustment the agent afore it burns itself out.3. verb To alveolate out by fire, as of a building. The blaze absolutely ravaged and austere out our admired home.4. verb To force addition to leave a abode by ambience it on fire. During their attack, the troops austere out anybody in the town.5. verb To dissipate or bankrupt addition or oneself, abnormally to the point of no best actuality able to advance a accurate akin of achievement or dedication. In this usage, a automatic pronoun is generally acclimated amid "burn" and "out." If you accumulate blockage up so backward alive on this report, you're activity to bake yourself out. Don't bake out your interns by authoritative them appear in every day.6. noun One who is blah and unmotivated, abnormally an employee. When acclimated as a noun, the byword is usually accounting as one word. We charge to appoint some adamantine workers and get rid of these burnouts who aggregate a paycheck for accomplishing nothing.7. noun, slang A approved biologic user or aficionado who displays the adverse furnishings of biologic use, abnormally cerebral impairment. When acclimated as a noun, the byword is usually accounting as one word. You can't abolish these acceptance aloof because they're burnouts—they acutely charge advice and guidance.Learn more: burn, out

burn itself out

To stop afire from abridgement of fuel: The besom blaze assuredly austere itself out.Learn more: burn, itself, out

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