How to Pronounce "burn to a crisp"
expression
BURN tuh KRISP
BURN tuh KRISP
Definition
To cook or heat something so much that it becomes completely burned, dry, and black. Sometimes used figuratively to mean something is ruined by heat.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɝn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɹɪsp
British English
bˈɜːn/ /tˈuː/ /æɪ/ /kɹˈɪsp
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BURN tuh KRISP
UK
BURN tuh KRISP
Listen in Context
If you leave cookies in the oven too long, they'll burn to a crisp.
I forgot the toast and it burned to a crisp.
Don't leave the meat on the grill or it'll burn to a crisp.
I left my phone in the car on a hot day, and it almost burned to a crisp.