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1 burn up
I phrvi AmE sl II phrvt sl1)That hot potato burned up the international cables — Эта сногсшибательная новость мигом облетела земной шар
2) AmEThe teacher burned him up for using obscene language in front of the girls — Учительница отчитала его за употребление нецензурных выражений в присутствии девочек
3) AmEI couldn't imagine what it was about me that could burn up Mary so — Я никак не мог понять, что так раздражало Мэри в моей персоне
It burned me up that she was not promoted — Меня взбесило то, что ее не повысили по службе
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2 do smb. dirt
paзг.пoдлo, низкo, нeпopядoчнo пocтупить в oтнoшeнии кoгo-л., cдeлaть кoму-л. гaдocть; пoдлoжить cвинью кoму-л. [пepвoнaч. aмep.]You don't know how awful I felt remembering how I'd done you dirt (M. Dickens). I couldn't imagine what it was about me that could burn up Mary so... I hadn't done her husband any dirt in the war (K. Vonnegut)
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