burn down

phrasal verb

burned down or burnt down; burning down; burns down

of a building or other structure : to be destroyed by fire

The hotel burned down in 1922.

of a fire : to become smaller : to gradually produce less and less flame

We watched the fire as it slowly burned down.

: to destroy (something) by fire

Vandals burned down the school.

burned it down

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Martha Stewart threatened to burn down her own home over husband's cheating 'right on our property' Stewart had shared her two cents about the Red Notice star as a guest on Bilt Rewards' Rent Free game show. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024 The district investigated 38 threats from students in nearly all grade levels, including finger guns pointed at other classmates and remarks about burning down the classroom. —

Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, unless your home is burning down in a wildfire, climate change may well seem less immediate. —

Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024 In 2016, the original Old West set burned down in a wildfire, prompting Hunt to rebuild the scene. —

Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for burn down