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burn something to a crisp
phrase
to burn something badly so that it is black and very dry:
I forgot about the lasagne and it was burned to a crisp.
The vegetables had been roasting for almost two hours and they were burned to a crisp.
I don't know how long the cake had been in the oven but it was burned to a crisp.
We can't eat that - it's burned to a crisp!
I opened the oven door to find the chicken burned to a crisp.
See also
burnverb(DAMAGE)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to burn food
burnI burned the toast.
burn to a crispThe sausages were burned to a crisp.
charI'll have the pasta with charred Mediterranean vegetables.
searThe steak is seared to seal the flavour.
overcookI've overcooked the sprouts.
burntI was served burnt toast.
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