| 释义 |
(redirected from burn something to a cinder)burn something to a crispto burn something totally or very badly. The cook burned the meat to a crisp. burn to a cinderAlso, burn to a crisp. Destroy by fire; overcook. For example, If I stay in the sun too long, I'll be burnt to a cinder, or He's an awful cook-dinner was burnt to a crisp. Although both expressions can be used literally, they also function as hyperbole, as in the examples. burn something to a ˈcinder/ˈcrisp cook something for too long or with too much heat, so that it becomes badly burnt: Alan left the potatoes for so long that they were burnt to a crisp. |