burn down
phrasal verbburn down
- if a fire burns down, it becomes weaker and has smaller flames
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burn down | burn something down
- to be destroyed, or to destroy something, by fire
- The house burned down in 1895.
Extra Examples- Protesters threatened to burn down the house.
- The factory burned down last year.