to burn
101Burn-in — auch: Burn|in 〈[bœ:n ] n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.〉 Verfahren zur Steigerung der Zuverlässigkeit von technischen Produkten, das durch (längere) probeweise Inbetriebnahme das Risiko eines Frühschadens minimiert [Etym.: zu engl. burn in »einbrennen«] …
102Burn-out — auch: Burn|out 〈[bœ:naʊt] n.; Gen.: od. s; Pl.: unz.〉 1. Brennschluss bei Raketen 2. durch unzureichende Kühlung bewirktes Durchschmelzen der Hüllrohre von Brennelementen in Kernreaktoren [Etym.: <engl. burn »brennen« + out »aus«] …
103Burn-out — Burn out, auch Burn|out [ bə:naut, bə:n aut] das; s, s <zu engl. to burn out »ausbrennen«>: 1. a) Brennschluss; Zeitpunkt, in dem das Triebwerk einer Rakete abgeschaltet wird u. der antriebslose Flug beginnt; b) svw. ↑Flame out. 2. das… …
104burn your fingers — get your fingers burnt informal phrase to have a bad experience when something such as a relationship or a business deal goes wrong They got their fingers burnt and lost a lot of money. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something… …
105Burn|sides — or Burn|sides «BURN SYDZ», noun (plural). a growth of hair on the cheeks but not on the chin; sideburns, especially when long and heavy; mutton chops. ╂[American English < Ambrose E. Burnside, 1824 81, a Union general in the Civil War] Usage… …
106burn|sides — or Burn|sides «BURN SYDZ», noun (plural). a growth of hair on the cheeks but not on the chin; sideburns, especially when long and heavy; mutton chops. ╂[American English < Ambrose E. Burnside, 1824 81, a Union general in the Civil War] Usage… …
107burn|y — «BUR nee», adjective, burn|i|er, burn|i|est. Informal. burning; fiery …
108burn through — [phrasal verb] burn through (something) informal : to use all of (something) quickly They ve burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete. • • • Main Entry: ↑burn …
109burn itself out — ˌburn ˈout | ˌburn itself ˈout derived (of a fire) to stop burning because there is nothing more to burn • The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines arrived. Main entry: ↑burnderived …
110burn somebody out — ˌburn ˈout | ˌburn yourself/sb ˈout derived to become extremely tired or sick by working too hard over a period of time • If he doesn t stop working so hard, he ll burn himself out. • By the age of 25 she was completely burned out and retired… …
