burn someone up

Slang definitions & phrases for burn someone up

burn someone up

verb phrase
  1. (also burn someone off) To anger someone: His egocentricity burns me up (1930s+)
  2. To put someone to death in the electric chair (1920s+)
  3. To cheat; swindle; victimize (1930s+ Circus)

Idioms and Phrases with burn someone up

burn someone up

see: burn up , def. 1.