remove someone’s all options of retreat, act decisively
a nasty act of permanently ending a relationship with someone
to act in a way that destroys any chance of returning to the way things were
to end a relationship in such a way that you could never go back and re-start the relationship again
eliminate all possible methods of going back to the prior state of affairs
She has already burned his bridges with his previous employer by publicly criticizing their marketing policy.
I would need to be humble with her. I don’t want to burn my bridges with her.
I think you just burned your bridges by insulting your team leader in front of the team.
Today, I told my boss what I think of him. I guess I burned my bridges.
Never burn bridges between yourself and your neighbours because you never know when you will need them in the future.
If you don’t get along, keep your distance but never burn bridges.
If you want to take the island, then burn your boats. – Tonny Robbins
I knew we would never get him back. He’d burned his boats.
I don’t regret burning my bridges. I regret that some people weren’t on those bridges when I burnt them. – King Hill
Burning a bridge at the right time can actually open up new opportunities for you to grow professionally.
There is no origin for this idiom
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