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Meanings of burn the house in English

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Usage of burn the house in English
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But they did not burn the house and our missus was saved.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
2
Have all the fun you wish but don't burn the house down.
Peggy Stewart at School
3
Let's don't burn the house down to get rid of the cockroaches.
Four-Day Planet
4
Bloody hell, she was going to burn the house down around them.
When darkness comes
5
Light the burning fiery lamp; burn , burn the house of Pentheus.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
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To burn the house by fire would compel the surrender of the garrison.
The Life of Francis Marion
7
Let us burn the house, with the priest and the satellites of Baal.'
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
8
He then attempted to burn the house down to cover up the evidence.
Radio NZ
9
When you move out, be sure to burn the house down.
Full circle
10
At last Clodius even attempted to burn the house of Milo.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
11
They went in and began to loot and burn the house.
The new yorker
12
If we should burn the house down we'd rid it o' the ghosts.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
13
At the very least they'd burn the house to the ground.
Love overboard
14
There has been another attempt to burn the house, but unsuccessful.
Daughters of the Cross: or Woman's Mission
15
He threatened to burn the house down, and she had to have him arrested.
The Irish Times
16
He could burn the house down, if he wanted to.
Practical Magic
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