I'll sit here for a while and wait for the fire to burn out.
Paullina Simons THE BRONZE HORSEMAN (2001)
He has stamina to burn but is taking a step up in class.
The Sun (2006)
All related terms of 'to burn'
money to burn
more money than one needs
have money to burn
to have more money than you need
to have money to burn
If you say that someone has money to burn , you mean that they have more money than they need or that they spend their money on things that you think are unnecessary .
to burn the midnight oil
If someone is burning the midnight oil , they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
to burn the candle at both ends
If you burn the candle at both ends , you try to do too many things in too short a period of time so that you have to stay up very late at night and get up very early in the morning to get them done.
to get your fingers burned burn your fingers
If you get your fingers burned or burn your fingers , you suffer because something you did or were involved in was a failure or a mistake .
to burn something to the ground raze sth to the ground
If you say that a town or building is burnt to the ground or is razed to the ground , you are emphasizing that it has been completely destroyed by fire .