burn off
Intermediate (B1) neutral
To get rid of something by burning it, or to use up energy by exercising.
"She went for a long run to burn off the extra calories from the birthday cake."
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expended, burn off, dense,
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[laughter] So, I got to burn off this bies.
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BBC Learning English · 24:25
and the exercise it takes to burn off calories.