burned out, to be Idiom, Proverb

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bed of roses

an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a hill of beans

a small amount, very little The money he lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

a hot number

a couple (or topic) that everyone is talking about Paul and Rita are a hot number now. They're in love.

a notch below

inferior, not as good That bicycle is a notch below the Peugeot. It's not quite as good.

a sure bet

certain to win, a good choice to bet on The Lions are a sure bet in the final game. They'll win easily.

above and beyond the call of duty

much more than expected, go the extra mile Her extra work was above and beyond the call of duty.

age before beauty

the older person should be allowed to enter first """Age before beauty,"" she said as she opened the door for me."

burned out, to be

Also, burn oneself out. Make or become annoyed of, decidedly of one’s job or education. This allegorical appellation alludes to a blaze defective ammunition and accordingly activity out. It dates from the aboriginal 1800s. For example, “David was austere out; the law close appropriate 80 announcement hours per week.” The noun burnout signifies the action of actuality austere out. Graham Greene’s 1960 novel, A Burnt-Out Case, describes a advocate afflicted with burnout.Learn more: burn

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add fuel to the fire add insult to injury add up afraid so after all after one against all odds against the grain age before beauty AGM ahead of the game ahead of time AI AIDS ain't air one air rage burn one's fingers, to burn out burn out of burn rubber burn someone down burn someone up burn something to a cinder/crisp burn the candle at both ends burn the candle at both ends, to (you can't) burn the midnight oil burn the midnight oil, to burn through burn through (something) burn to a cinder burn to a crisp burn up burn up the road burn with burn with (something) burn with a low blue flame burn your boats burn your bridges burn your fingers burned burned out burned out, to be burned to a cinder burned up burner burner account burner phone burning burning desire burning question burning question, the burnout burnt burnt out burnt to a cinder burp burp the worm burps burr burrnips burst burst (one's) bubble burst (one's) cherry burst (someone's) bubble burst (up)on (one) burst (up)on the scene burst a blood vessel