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burn one's bridges

Idiom Success

Meaning

to destroy relationships or opportunities that cannot be restored

Example Sentences

"He burned his bridges when he insulted his boss."

Related Expressions

in the long run

after a long time; in the end

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to balance between two opposing things; to compromise

take the law into your own hands

to punish someone without legal authority

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the trace of information left by a user's online activities

stand tall

to act in a proud and confident way

my way or the highway

used to say that someone must accept your rules or leave