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[missdaredevil]

Valentine's Day is a magnifying glass that finds a sunbeam and burns your life* to the ground*?

Why to the ground?

Thanks

[Brian Boyd]

Usually when we use 'burn to the ground' we talk about buildings.

A fire burnt the house to the ground.

It just means that all of the roof, walls, furniture - everything was burnt. By the time the fire was put out, all that was left was ashes on the ground.

Burnt to the ground - nothing left.

Brian
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