Idiom
burning question
Meaning
An important and pertinent question that urgently requires an answer.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have a burning question about the new schedule.”
“During the town hall meeting, she finally asked the burning question that everyone had been thinking about for weeks.”
“The journalist waited patiently for the minister to address the burning question regarding the sudden change in national policy.”
Examples
simple
“I have a burning question about the new schedule.”
contextual
“During the town hall meeting, she finally asked the burning question that everyone had been thinking about for weeks.”
complex
“The journalist waited patiently for the minister to address the burning question regarding the sudden change in national policy.”
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