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Phrase(s): burn something away
to remove or destroy something by burning. • The doctor burned the wart away. • The doctor burned away the wart., Phrase(s): burn away
1. [for something] to burn until there is no more of it. • All the oil burned away. • The logs burned away and the fireplace was cooling down. 2. for something to keep on burning. • The little fire burned away brightly, warming the tiny room. • The candle burned away, giving a tiny bit of light to the huge room.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs