burn to a crisp

burn to a crisp
To burn very badly burn (usually in reference to food).

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  • burn to a crisp — To burn until charred and brittle • • • Main Entry: ↑crisp …   Useful english dictionary

  • burn to a crisp — burn (something) to a crisp to burn something very badly. He burned the sausages to a crisp. I played a little golf yesterday and my neck got burned to a crisp …   New idioms dictionary

  • burn to a crisp — burn so as to leave only a charred remnant. → crisp …   English new terms dictionary

  • burn\ to\ a\ crisp — v. phr. To burn to the ground; be totally gutted by fire. The old frame house burned down before the firefighters could get to it …   Словарь американских идиом

  • crisp — adjective 1》 firm, dry, and brittle, especially in a way considered pleasing.     ↘(of hair) having tight curls. 2》 (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating. 3》 (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter of fact. noun (also potato… …   English new terms dictionary

  • crisp — See: BURN TO A CRISP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • crisp — See: BURN TO A CRISP …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • crisp — See: burn to a crisp …   Словарь американских идиом

  • burn something to a crisp — informal phrase to burn something completely The dinner was burned to a crisp. Thesaurus: to burn somethingsynonym Main entry: crisp * * * burn something completely, leaving only a charred remnant * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • burn something to a crisp — burn (something) to a crisp to burn something very badly. He burned the sausages to a crisp. I played a little golf yesterday and my neck got burned to a crisp …   New idioms dictionary

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