burned to a cinder



burned to a cinder

burned very badly. [Very often used figuratively.] I stayed out in the sun too long, and I am burned to a cinder. This toast is burnt to a cinder.
See also: burn, cinder

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Astarteəs-TAHR-tee (English)Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
IngramING-grəmEnglish
Fedelma-Irish
Feliksfye-LEEKS (Russian), fee-LEEKS (Russian), FE-leeks (Polish)Russian, Slovene, Polish
BÍBorka-Hungarian
CÁRthach-Irish