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On The Burn 

(Of a vehicle or motor) Currently on the throttle.
"I'm not braking, the motor's on the burn."
On The Burn by Creepybobo67 March 5, 2025

getting on the burns 

To ingest methamphetamine. Originally a reference to lip burns from smoking meth with a pipe; has broadened to include all use. NZ slang
I've been getting on the burns fer three days mate an me dead mum keeps crawlin up me leg...

on the back burner 

Postponed or deferred, as in a low-priority task.
It wasn't April 15th yet so I put the taxes on the back burner.

Put on the back burner

What guys or girls do to people they're undecided about by stringing them along making occasional contact but not consistently acting interested.
I knew I was put on the back burner when he asked me out for the following weekend, then seemed confused when I called a few days later to confirm.

on the front burner

If they don't have the task of repairing the car on the front burner, then we will be in a difficult situation.

Burner on the network 

A term made famous by Donut Operator as described by a civilian notifying local police that there was unauthorized device linked to his home internet
The burner on the network was my neighbor Kyle. He is such a crook.