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burn something off something and burn something off to cause excess volatile or flammable substance to burn until there is no more of it. We burnt the gasoline off the water's surface. Why did you burn off the gasoline? See also: burn burn off [for some excess volatile or flammable substance] to burn away or burn up. A film of oil on the surface of the water was burning off, making dense black smoke. The alcohol burned off and left a delicious flavor in the cherries jubilee. See also: burn 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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Intense forest fires burn off topsoil, lofting its mercury contents into the atmosphere, where the metal drifts long distances (SN: 8/26/06, p. Next, they used a chart, a treadmill, and their mathematics skills to figure out how much exercise it would take for a 125-pound person to burn off such a lunch. Do you have any exercises that will really tone and sculpt me but not burn off the little weight that I have? |
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