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burn burn one's boats destroy one's means of retreat, do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state; the term is recorded (in figurative use) from the late 19th century.
burn the candle at both ends draw on one's resources from two directions; especially, overtax one's strength by going to bed late and getting up early. The expression is recorded in English from the mid 18th century, but is found earlier in French.
burn the midnight oil read or work late into the night, supposedly by lamplight; a related image is found in the expression
smell of Chancery.
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Burns' Jones sweeps throwing events at the Glenrock Relays
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 3/18/2007; 700+ words
; CHEYENNE (WTE) - Burns High junior Noelle Jones won the discus...Stradley was second in the boys discus for Burns, with a 114-1 throw. He also placed...Collins, Glenrock, 54.89. 4, Mills, Burns, 1:17.21. 3x133 Weight Relay: 1...
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Burns Bros. tackles Syracuse's biggest jobs
Magazine article from: The Business Journal - Central New York; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...fly under the radar," says David S. Burns, referring to the few media interviews he has granted to discuss Burns Bros. Contractors, Inc., his Syracuse-based mechanical-contracting firm. Burns says that Burns Bros. Contractors has...
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Burns had a hold of the city.(Column)(Metro)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Florida Times Union; 5/31/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Nobody knew it was the Last Hurrah. Haydon Burns was elected mayor of Jacksonville for the...to run for any city office that year. Burns and his entire coterie were returned to...in running against the one we have.) Burns racked up a 2 to 1 majority over his opponent...
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Burns Knew How To Play His Role
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/1/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...stunning thing about the career of Arthur F. Burns, who died at 83 last week, was its enormous...spectacles and an ever-present pipe, Burns personified the intellectual who didn...designate Alan Greenspan-of whether Burns, with his close connection to the White...
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International Burn Foundation Names Charles R. Baxter, M.D., as the Recipient Of The 2002 Tanner-Vandeput-Boswick Burn Prize; Dr. Charles Baxter to be Honored for More than Four Decades of Service in Burn Treatment.
PR Newswire; 6/12/2002; 700+ words
; ...development and innovation of severe burn treatment throughout the world...Baxter. "Severe and extensive burn of the skin are among the most...exceeded 40 percent in severe burns. Now it has dropped to about...Baxter became interested in the burn problem in 1956 while serving...
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Burns played like he just stepped out of the salon
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 1/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...effort to disentangle the songs of Robert Burns from the hands-clasped-to-the-bosom...so richly. However, a CD released this Burns' Day reintroduces them - albeit with vigour...century drawing room. More Art of Robert Burns, on the Scotstown label, features Burns...
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Burns Makes 'Em Smile, Win in Minnesota
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/13/1988; ; 700+ words
; Jerry Burns is probably as much a genius as the next guy, but some people tend...say, "Hey, No. 10," which is hardly flattering, but it's Burns. For 17 years, Burns was the guy on the other end of veteran coach Bud Grant's headphones...
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BURN:CYCLE, PHILIPS MEDIA'S CD-ROM CINEMATIC ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME, REVOLUTIONIZES INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITH WEBSITE
PR Newswire; 8/8/1995; 700+ words
; ...groundbreaking CD-ROM action/adventure game Burn:Cycle. In a dramatic departure from typical, static websites, the Burn:Cycle website takes a quantum leap forward...Planet, TripMedia, the developers of the Burn:Cycle game, and Marketing Entertainment...
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Burns appeal fails after 'no' to questioning; PROSTITUTE MURDER CASE
Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...notorious Christchurch murder. Jule Patrick Burns, 31, claimed he was denied a fair trial...his challenges to the murder conviction. Burns is serving at least 17 years jail for the...rejected all four grounds advanced by Burns. Burns's new lawyer, Doug Taffs, claimed...
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BURNS CAPTURES ALL THAT'S `JAZZ'.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/8/2000; 700+ words
; ...CONSIDINE The Baltimore Sun When filmmaker Ken Burns set out to make ``Jazz,'' his 10...pieces of music.'' Maybe that's why Burns' ``Jazz'' is being rolled out music...January, the five-CD box set ``Ken Burns' Jazz'' (Columbia/Legacy/Verve...
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Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...s body, or a third-degree burn on less than 2 percent BSA. Moderate burns should be treated at a hospital...electricity, friction (causing rug burns and rope burns), and chemicals (causing caustic burn upon contact). Signs of a burn...
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Burns and Scalds
Book article from: U*X*L Complete Health Resource
...foot is classified as about a 20 percent BSA burn. CAUSES Burns may be caused in a variety of ways. In every...equipment and methods are used to treat these burns. Thermal Burn Treatment Thermal burns are burns caused by heat, hot liquids, steam...
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Burn
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...and full thickness burns. A first-degree burn is one that affects...of first-degree burns. Despite the pain...the first-degree burn is the least damaging...tears before they burn deeply. Initially, chemical burns may appear to be mild...
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Burns, Ralph
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ralph Burns Arranger, composer, pianist For the Record … When Ralph Burns died in the fall of 2001, he left behind not one...two Herds. In the second of his musical careers, Burns worked as a composer and arranger for motion pictures...
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Arthur Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Arthur Burns Having occupied important positions in every...World War II to the mid-1980s, Arthur Burns (1904-1987) was one of the most influential...times. Born in Stanislau, Austria, Arthur Burns soon immigrated with his Austro-Hungarian...
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