a burned-out (light) bulb

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• burn out — {v. phr.} 1. To destroy by fire or by overheating. * /Mr. Jones burned out the clutch on his car./ 2. To destroy someone s house or business by fire so that they have to move out. * /Three racists burned out the Black family s home./ 3a. To go… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• burn out — {v. phr.} 1. To destroy by fire or by overheating. * /Mr. Jones burned out the clutch on his car./ 2. To destroy someone s house or business by fire so that they have to move out. * /Three racists burned out the Black family s home./ 3a. To go… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• burn\ out — v. phr. 1. To destroy by fire or by overheating. Mr. Jones burned out the clutch on his car. 2. To destroy someone s house or business by fire so that they have to move out. Three racists burned out the Black family s home. 3a. To go out of… …   Словарь американских идиом

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