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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Clearly, there’s no shortage of art worth seeing here, but none of it is likely to make anyone forget that Los Angeles is still reeling from the devastating wildfires that burned through acres upon acres earlier this year.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The Russian armed forces have burned through much of the materiel inherited from the Soviet era; thousands of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, artillery pieces, and other military equipment have been destroyed in Ukraine.
—Andrew Kosenko, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
The fire, which started after a tree fell on a power line, has already burned through 80 acres and is now 15 percent contained, officials said, per CBS News.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Hot gases burned through and caused an explosion of the external fuel tank.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The Russian armed forces have burned through much of the materiel inherited from the Soviet era; thousands of Russian tanks, armored vehicles, artillery pieces, and other military equipment have been destroyed in Ukraine.
—Andrew Kosenko, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
The fire, which started after a tree fell on a power line, has already burned through 80 acres and is now 15 percent contained, officials said, per CBS News.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Hot gases burned through and caused an explosion of the external fuel tank.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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