Burn down and Flare up

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Burn down verb - Burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire.

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Flare up and burn down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flare up" instead a verb "Burn down".

Flare up verb - To become very angry.

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Burn down and flare up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burn down" instead a verb "Flare up".

In a rare example Played for Laughs, England from Axis Powers Hetalia sings the lyrics "Flare up and burn it down/ from corner to corner with that hellfire/ don't leave a single trace/ burn down even their souls" to the tune of Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No.

Source: Ironic Nursery Tune

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