crash and burn
crash and burn
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krash and burn]
- /kræʃ ænd bɜrn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krash and burn]
- /kræʃ ænd bɜrn/
Definitions of crash and burn words
- noun crash and burn to fail; be unsuccessful 3
- noun crash and burn a complete failure 3
- noun Technical meaning of crash and burn (jargon) A spectacular crash, in the mode of the conclusion of the car-chase scene in the movie "Bullitt" and many subsequent imitators (compare die horribly). A Sun-3 display screen losing the flyback transformer and lightning strikes on VAX-11/780 backplanes are notable crash and burn generators. The construction "crash-and-burn machine" is reported for a computer used exclusively for alpha or beta testing, or reproducing bugs (i.e. not for development). The implication is that it wouldn't be such a disaster if that machine crashed, since only the testers would be inconvenienced. 1
- verb crash and burn (Idiomatic) To fail utterly. 0
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Parts of speech for Crash and burn
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crash and burn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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