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Fill in the gaps with the correct phrase from below and ONLY THEN click on the “gap” box to check your answer.

burn your bridges________burn something up
________money burns a hole in your pocket________
burn yourself out_____get your fingers burned

At the 2009 International Arsonists' Convention in Miami, Bert Montaine was upset. 'Who the hell decided to hold the Convention at Waterworld? You can't set fire to anything here - it's all water! I've_____________burned up box after box of matches but nothing catches light! Nitwits!'
Dora the Fedora, Arsonist of the Year in 1978, concurred. 'The only thing that's on fire is my cash. I tell you, it's_____________burning a hole in my pocket. I've saved up all year to come here but there's nothing to buy: no accelerants, no incendiary devices, not even any intersting lighters.'
Bert sighed. 'Funnily enough, I bought into a company once that made accelerants but I _____________got my fingers burnt when it went belly-up.'
Ignoring Bert, Dora the Fedora threw a fish at a passing dolphin. 'Let's face it, the whole thing's a dead loss. I put so much into making flame-retardant macramé kits for the knitting competition, and now it looks like I nearly_____________burnt myself outfor nothing.'
'Well,' said Bert standing up, 'This is the last time I come to one of these conventions. As far as I'm concerned, they've_____________burnt their bridges.' He kicked over a fire extinguisher standing by a door. 'And good riddance too!'

burn your bridges/boats

burn something up

money burns a hole in your pocket

burn yourself out

get your fingers burned