Definition
to burn down: to destroy by fire, to set fire to
He burned down the house. After the fire the house was completely destroyed.
- "The last time I panicked, my house burned down and I lost my valuable collection of toy motorcycles."
- "Sometimes I feel the company itself could be burning down, but as long as everything looked good on paper they would be satisfied."
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