Question 1

What does “burn to a cinder” mean?

Accepted Answer

to cook sth for too long or with too much heat, so that it becomes badly burnt

Question 2

How is “burn to a cinder” used?

Accepted Answer

In Anne of Green Gables (1985), one line is: “Well, it was just last week, I read in the paper where a couple took a boy from an orphan asylum and he set fire to their house at night, on purpose. Burnt them to a crisp in their beds.”

Question 3

Which movie is “burn to a cinder” from?

Accepted Answer

The clip at the top of this page is from Anne of Green Gables (1985).