She didn't want to burn her boats by asking for a divorce, so she suggested a trial separation instead.
I'd already burned my bridges with my previous employer by publicly criticizing their products.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
burn your bridges — burn your boats/bridges phrase to do something that makes it impossible for you to return to the situation you were in before Be polite – you don’t want to burn your bridges with her. Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or… … Useful english dictionary
burn your boats — burn your boats/bridges phrase to do something that makes it impossible for you to return to the situation you were in before Be polite – you don’t want to burn your bridges with her. Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or… … Useful english dictionary
burn\ one's\ boats — • burn one s bridges • burn one s boats v. phr. To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. Bob was a good… … Словарь американских идиом
burn your boats — burn (your) boats British & Australian, British, American & Australian to do something that makes it impossible for you to change your plans and go back to the situation you were in before. She didn t want to burn her boats by asking for a… … New idioms dictionary
burn — Ⅰ. burn [1] ► VERB (past and past part. burned or chiefly Brit. burnt) 1) (of a fire) flame or glow while consuming a fuel. 2) be or cause to be harmed or destroyed by fire. 3) use (a fuel) as a source of heat or energy. 4) (of the skin) beco … English terms dictionary
burn\ one's\ bridges — • burn one s bridges • burn one s boats v. phr. To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. Bob was a good… … Словарь американских идиом
burn one's boats (or bridges) — do something which makes turning back impossible. → burn … English new terms dictionary
burn one's boats — ► burn one s boats (or bridges) do something which makes turning back impossible. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn one's bridges — ► burn one s boats (or bridges) do something which makes turning back impossible. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn — burn1 W3S2 [bə:n US bə:rn] v past tense and past participle burnt [bə:nt US bə:rnt] or burned ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce flames and heat)¦ 2¦(destroy something with fire)¦ 3¦(injure/kill somebody with fire)¦ 4¦(sun)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(chemicals)¦ 7¦(fuel)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
