付之一炬 (fù zhī yī jù) — to commit to the flames; to burn down; to destroy by fire
Definition
A literary idiom meaning to burn something completely — 'commit it to the flames' (documents, buildings, plans). More vivid and formal than plain 烧掉, and used for deliberate destruction, not accidental fire.
idiom
to commit to the flamesto burn downto destroy by fire
Examples
- 付之一炬。Nà xiē jiù wén jiàn dōu bèi fù zhī yī jù le.Those old documents were all committed to the flames.
- 付之一炬。Yì chǎng dà huǒ bǎ zhěng zuò tú shū guǎn fù zhī yī jù.A big fire reduced the entire library to ashes.
- 付之一炬，。Tā jué dìng bǎ guò qù de jì huà fù zhī yī jù, chóng xīn kāi shǐ.He decided to scrap his old plans and start over.
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