to burn one's bridges

English - Turkish

Definition of to burn one's bridges in English Turkish dictionary: köprüleri atmak; köprüleri atmak; Kişinin köprüler yanmak; geriye dönüş olanaklarını ortadan kaldırmak, köprüleri atmak; (deyim) Köprüleri yıkmak, irtibatı kesmek, geriye dönüş olanaklarını ortadan kaldırmak

English - English

Definition of to burn one's bridges in English English dictionary: To destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc
Even if you are dismissed from a job in the worst way, take care to not burn your bridges with unseemly comments on the way out, since you never know who you will meet again.; (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
1. Bob was a good wrestler but a poor boxer. He burned his boats by letting Mickey choose how they would fight. 2. When Dorothy became a nun, she burned her bridges behind her.; break off ties, destroy existing connections; get rid of the possibility of return

to burn one's bridges

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to burn one's Bridg·es

tı bırn wʌnz brîcız

/tə ˈbərn ˈwənz ˈbrəʤəz/ /tə ˈbɜrn ˈwʌnz ˈbrɪʤəz/

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