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What does "burn someone to" mean here? Can you tell me more examples of "burn someone to ~"?

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Rebecca

"Burn someone to" means that something causes a person to feel annoyed or angry. Ex: It must burn you to admit that I'm better than you. Ex: It burns me to see you waste your time. Ex: Gossip like that really burns me. I can't believe people would say things like that.

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