put to the torch

Verb

Meaning

put to the torch (third-person singular simple present puts to the torch, present participle putting to the torch, simple past and past participle put to the torch)

(transitive) To set on fire.
Synonyms: set fire to, set alight, burn down, torch

Examples

Books are flesh-and-blood ideas and cry out, silently, when put to the torch. Ray Bradbury

A man with a cross eye shall be put to the torch. Zambian Proverb

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