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burn someone at the stake 1. Lit. to set fire to a person tied to a post (as a form of execution). They used to burn witches at the stake. 2. Fig. to chastise or denounce someone severely or excessively. Stop yelling. I made a simple mistake, and you're burning me at the stake for it. Sally only spilled her milk. There is no need to shout. Don't burn her at the stake for it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Before the trials ended, the justices condemned four whites and seventeen blacks to hang, thirteen blacks to burn at the stake and seventy-two blacks transported out of the colony. Guess wrong in your investigation and burn at the stake (well, virtually, unless they've figured out a way to make the ``execute'' command a literal one on your computer). |
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