Смысл: aburst

aburst[əʹbɜ:st]
adv редк.
<Í> лопаясь; разрываясь; взрываясь

bur Идиома

a barnburner

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game.

barnburner

(See a barnburner)

burbs

(See the burbs)

burn a hole in one

money that you want to spend quickly I just got paid today and this money is burning a hole in my pocket.

burn a hole in your pocket

feel that you have to spend your money If money burns a hole in your pocket, invest it.

burn down

burn completely (usually used for buildings) The neighbor

burn it in

throw the ball hard to the catcher, fastball My hand hurts when you throw so hard. Don't burn it in, eh.

burn one

do something that makes going back impossible He burned his bridges behind him and is unable to work in the same industry again.learn caution through an umpleasant experience My father burned his fingers on the stock market and doesn't want to invest money there again.

burn out

use too much emotional energy, breakdown Working too hard can cause a person to burn out.

burn the candle at both ends

work or play too hard without enough rest He has been burning the candle at both ends with his work and his studies. That is why he became sick.

burn the midnight oil

study/work all night or until very, very late at night.

burn up

become angry, lose your cool The coach was burned up when I got a penalty for holding.

burn your ass

bother you, irritate you, bug you You know what burns my ass? Doing my income tax.

burn your bridges

resign without notice, leave no way to return He can't return to the company. He's burned his bridges.

burned

convicted or punished while involved in crime Tony got burned when he was a drug dealer. He went to jail.

burning question

(See the burning question)

burst at the seams

too full or too crowded The train station was bursting at the seams as everyone was waiting to go away for their holidays.

bury (hide) one

refuse to see or face something, keep from seeing or knowing something unpleasant He always buries his head in the sand and never wants to deal with his family problems at all.

bury the hatchet

stop arguing or fighting, throw down your arms When will the English and the French bury the hatchet?

get burned

be caught, get blamed, get into trouble I got burned for helping Bev with her divorce. They blamed me.

hide (bury) one

keep from knowing something dangerous or unpleasant He hates to talk about important matters and hides his head in the sand when I try to talk to him.

hide/bury one

keep from seeing, knowing or understanding something dangerous or unpleasant, refuse to see or face something His father always buries his head in the sand and never wants to deal with any problems.

keep the home fires burning

keep things going as usual while someone is away Don

money to burn

lots of money, filthy rich They've got money to burn, so why do they drive that old car?

on the back burner

to be done later, not as important The playground project is on the back burner until next spring.

power to burn

very powerful, lots of horsepower That old Chev has a 454 motor. It has power to burn.

slash and burn

reduce and cut programs without care or mercy To save money, the Government used slash-and-burn policies.

the burbs

"the suburbs; outlying residential districts" That

the burning question

the main question, what we all want to know Who drove the car into the lake? That's the burning question.

bottom burp

wind from the anus, a fart; generally children's expression

burn

1. to smoke marijuana:"It's 420. Let's go burn"
2. to cook well:"That girl is burnin'; she's going to be a master chef!"

burn powder

to fire a gun

burn rubber

to depart quickly; derived from burning tyre rubber from excessive acceleration with a motor vehicle

burner

1. a large piece of graffiti involving many colors, making it bright and colorful; it usually refers to whole-car productions on subways
2. a gun

burnin'

infected with a sexually transmitted disease

burnips

very cold

Burton

see go for a burton

dog burger

British slang for a cheap hamburger

go for a Burton

to break or become inoperative. Originally meaning dead or lost in action, from the RAF during the Second World War. The etymology is unproven although there are various speculations, including a connection with an advertising poster campaign for a beer of the period, namely Burtons. Most likely to be heard in the past sense, as "gone for a burton":"I'm afraid we can't watch the football match tonight, my TV's gone for a burton" [1940s]

The Burgh

Pittsburgh, PA.

burn away

continue burning 不断地燃烧
The forest fire burned away for days．森林大火一连烧了好多天。

burst in

1．break in；smash in 闯入；破门而入
The police burst in and told everyone to stand still．警察闯了进来，叫大家站着不动。
They had to burst the door in because they had lost the key．他们丢了钥匙，只好破门而入。
2．interrupt 打断
Father told his son not to burst in while adults are talking．父亲叫他儿子不要打断大人的谈话。
3．appear suddenly 突然出现
He'll be bursting in upon us at any moment．他会随时突然出现在我们面前。
We were talking about him when he burst in．我们正谈到他时，他突然来了。

burst into

1．enter suddenly；smash into 闯入；破门而入
The police burst into the room．警察突然闯进了房间。
2．begin suddenly 突然开始；突然…起来
The audience burst into applause．观众突然报以热烈的掌声。
Mary burst into laughter．玛丽突然大笑起来。
The sad story made the girl burst into tears．悲惨的故事使那女孩突然哭起来。

burst out

begin doing sth．suddenly 突然…起来
Everyone was quiet when John suddenly burst out laughing．大家都很安静，突然约翰大笑起来。
Every time she thought about him she burst out crying．每当想起他，她就会突然哭起来。

bury oneself in

1．give all one's attention to；be lost in 沉湎于；埋头于
You'll have to bury yourself in your studies if you want to pass the entrance examinations．要想通过入学考试，你必须埋头读书。
He busied himself in the garden．他忙着在花园里干活。
2．hide in a place 隐居；隐藏
The old poet buried himself in the countryside．老诗人隐居在乡间。

slow burn

a slowly increasing feeling of anger 渐渐的发怒
The boys kept teasing John，and watched him do a slow burn．男孩们一直戏弄约翰，看他逐渐愤怒起来。
Her slow burn ended when I explained everything that led to the misundersanding．我讲明误会的来由后，她脸上的愠色渐渐退去。

Money burns a hole in one's pocket

Idiom(s): Money burns a hole in one's pocket

Theme: MONEY

someone spends as much money as possible. (Informal.)
• Sally can't seem to save anything. Money burns a hole in her pocket.
• If money burns a hole in your pocket, you never have any for emergencies.

make hamburger out of

Idiom(s): make hamburger out of someone or something AND make mincemeat out of someone or something

Theme: OVERCOME

to beat up or overcome someone or something. (Slang.)
• Stop acting silly, or I'll make hamburger out of you.
• Our team made mincemeat out of the other team.

have money to burn

Idiom(s): have money to burn

Theme: MONEY

to have lots of money; to have more money than one needs.
• Look at the way Tom buys things. You'd think he had money to burn.
• If I had money to burn, I'd just put it in the bank.

get one's fingers burned

Idiom(s): get one's fingers burned

Theme: EXPERIENCE

to have a bad experience.
• I had my fingers burned the last time I did this.
• I tried that once before and got my fingers burned. I wont try it again.
• If you go swimming and get your fingers burned, you wont want to swim again.

More Idioms/Phrases

get one's knuckles rapped get one's just deserts get one's hooks into get one's head above water get one's hands on get one's hands dirty get one's goat get one's foot in the door get one's fingers burned get one's fill of get one's feet wet get one's feet on the ground get one's ear get one's ducks in a row get one's dander up get one's comeuppance get one's bearings

English Vocalbulary

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