To get roasted

Idiom: To get roasted

Context #1:

Jim (On Monday): What did you do this weekend? 

Tommy: I went to the beach all day yesterday, and I forgot to put on sunblock.

Jim: Uh-oh.  Did you get sunburned?

Tommy:  My shoulders got so roasted that I couldn't even sleep last night.  My skin hurts so bad!

Jim:  Well, I guess next time you won't forget to wear sunblock.

Context #2:

Chrissy: Can I borrow some of your sunscreen?

Jill: Sure!  Help yourself.

Chrissy: I want to make sure my nose doesn't get roasted. 

Jill: Good idea!

Meaning: "to get roasted" is an American idiom that means to get very sunburned. People use this expression when they get so burned by the sun that their skin hurts. 

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