burn one's bridges
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic) To destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc., particularly intentionally.
- Even if you are dismissed from a job in the worst way, take care not to burn your bridges with unseemly comments on the way out, since you never know who you will meet again.
- French: faire sauter les ponts, couper les ponts, brûler les ponts
- German: alle Brücken abbrechen
- Italian: bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle, il dado è tratto, passare il Rubicone
- Portuguese: queimar as pontes
- Russian: сжигать все мосты
- Spanish: quemar los puentes, quemar las naves
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