- put a torch to
- ► put to the torch (or put a torch to) destroy by burning.Main Entry: ↑torch
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put to the torch (or put a torch to) — destroy by burning. → torch … English new terms dictionary
torch — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a portable battery powered electric lamp. 2) chiefly historical a piece of wood or cloth soaked in tallow and ignited. 3) something valuable which needs to be protected and maintained: the torch of freedom. 4) chiefly N. Amer. a… … English terms dictionary
put to the torch — To burn down • • • Main Entry: ↑torch * * * put to the torch (or put a torch to) destroy by burning … Useful english dictionary
put to the torch — ► put to the torch (or put a torch to) destroy by burning. Main Entry: ↑torch … English terms dictionary
torch — noun 1》 Brit. a portable battery powered electric lamp. 2》 chiefly historical a portable means of illumination such as a piece of wood soaked in tallow and ignited. 3》 a valuable quality, principle, or cause, which needs to be protected and… … English new terms dictionary
put something to the torch — put sth to the ˈtorch idiom (literary) to set fire to sth deliberately Main entry: ↑torchidiom … Useful english dictionary
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torch — n. & v. n. 1 (also electric torch) Brit. a portable battery powered electric lamp. 2 a a piece of wood, cloth, etc., soaked in tallow and lighted for illumination. b any similar lamp, e.g. an oil lamp on a pole. 3 a source of heat, illumination,… … Useful english dictionary
