burn one's boats

English - Turkish

Definition of burn one's boats in English Turkish dictionary

köprüleri atmak

(deyim) Gemileri yakmak, irtibatı kesmek, geriye dönüş olanaklarını ortadan kaldırmak

dönüşü olmayan bir karar vermek

gemileri yakmak

Related Terms

burn boats

(deyim) burn one's boats/bridges geriye dönüş olanaklarını ortadan kaldırmak

English - English

Definition of burn one's boats in English English dictionary

(deyim) 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

eliminate any possibility of retreat to a former position, burn one's bridges

Turkish pronunciation

bırn wʌnz bōts

Pronunciation

/ˈbərn ˈwənz ˈbōts/ /ˈbɜrn ˈwʌnz ˈboʊts/