burn through
phrasal verb
burned through or burnt through; burning through; burns through
informal
: to use all of (something) quickly
They've burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete.
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In some ways, the sooner Denver can burn through its remaining games, the better.
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Tony Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The Pauline Road fire, which began on Wednesday afternoon, has burned through 2,000 acres and is as of Thursday morning 10 percent contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
After burning through $44 million of the streamer’s cash for the project then called White Horse and holding final-cut power, Rinsch demanded another $11 million from the company in 2020.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
The asphalt was hot enough to burn through emergency responders’ protective gloves, hampering efforts to pull people out from under their cars.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Tony Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The Pauline Road fire, which began on Wednesday afternoon, has burned through 2,000 acres and is as of Thursday morning 10 percent contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
After burning through $44 million of the streamer’s cash for the project then called White Horse and holding final-cut power, Rinsch demanded another $11 million from the company in 2020.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
The asphalt was hot enough to burn through emergency responders’ protective gloves, hampering efforts to pull people out from under their cars.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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