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| burn up |
become angry, lose your cool
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The coach was burned up when I got a penalty for holding.
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| burn your ass [B] |
bother you, irritate you, bug you
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You know what burns my ass? Doing my income tax.
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| burn your bridges |
resign without notice, leave no way to return
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He can't return to the company. He's burned his bridges.
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| burned |
convicted or punished while involved in crime
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Tony got burned when he was a drug dealer. He went to jail.
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| burning question |
(See the burning question)
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| bury the hatchet |
stop arguing or fighting, throw down your arms
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When will the English and the French bury the hatchet?
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| bush telegraph |
street gossip, through the grapevine
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Arne gets the news through the bush telegraph. People tell him.
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| bushed |
very tired, worn out
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After caring for five kids all day, Mom's bushed. She's exhausted.
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| bushwhack |
stop you and rob you, jump, mugged
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When he stopped to camp by the stream, two guys bushwhacked him - stole his money and horse.
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| business as usual |
everything is normal, nothing has changed
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The morning after the holdup, it was business as usual at the bank.
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