by yoitslilz April 09, 2022

"Burn the House to kill the Mouse"
A) To punish the whole group harshly because someone isn't telling the truth, especially for a minor issue.
B) To handle a situation by prohibiting an action at whole in order to solve a minor issue.
C) Eliminate a good thing in its entirety simply to solve a minor, solvable, or insignificant problem.
A) To punish the whole group harshly because someone isn't telling the truth, especially for a minor issue.
B) To handle a situation by prohibiting an action at whole in order to solve a minor issue.
C) Eliminate a good thing in its entirety simply to solve a minor, solvable, or insignificant problem.
Earl: My mom decided to stop buying hot chocolate just because someone didn't claim their dirty cup.
Mark: Tsk, "burn-the-house" mentality.
Mark: Tsk, "burn-the-house" mentality.
by TheOkami1113 October 29, 2011

Charlie: are you going to burn her house down?
Sam: yeah, sure? i dont know what it means...
Adam :What the hell man??? are you mental or something? go burn your house down... freak.
Sam: yeah, sure? i dont know what it means...
Adam :What the hell man??? are you mental or something? go burn your house down... freak.
by harc12345 July 05, 2010

by Talkingheadss June 23, 2017

Expression describing the dismantling of the deeply corrupt and inefficient US prison industrial system.
Let’s get started burning down the house to start saving the US taxpayers gigantic boatloads of money.
by Dr Bunnygirl July 16, 2019

Just said by cave johnson
Don't mind everything defined
He said let lyf take da lemons bacc
And he is famous for selling faulty products
Don't mind everything defined
He said let lyf take da lemons bacc
And he is famous for selling faulty products
by Player2170(roblox arsenal guy) October 05, 2019

she was fucking him like a house burning down
hes' drinking like a house burning down, lets' get some money riding on how soon he charfs!
he was driving like a house burning down but the cops socked it to him............
hes' drinking like a house burning down, lets' get some money riding on how soon he charfs!
he was driving like a house burning down but the cops socked it to him............
by michael foolsley November 22, 2009
