“Why do people say burnt ‘out’?” I said. “A building can’t be burnt ‘in’, so I don’t see the point in saying it really.”
“I’ll ask you again,” the fireman said urgently. “In which room of the house is your wife trapped?”
“Why do people say burnt ‘out’?” I said. “A building can’t be burnt ‘in’, so I don’t see the point in saying it really.”
“I’ll ask you again,” the fireman said urgently. “In which room of the house is your wife trapped?”