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burn one's bridges

bridge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brij]
    • /bɜrn wʌnz ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brij]
    • /bɜrn wʌnz ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/

Definitions of burn one's bridges words

  • phrase burn one's bridges If you burn your bridges, you do something which forces you to continue with a particular course of action, and makes it impossible for you to return to an earlier situation or relationship. 3
  • noun burn one's bridges to commit oneself to a particular course of action with no possibility of turning back 3
  • noun burn one's bridges a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 1
  • noun burn one's bridges a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or phase between two adjacent elements, activities, conditions, or the like: Working at the hospital was a bridge between medical school and private practice. 1
  • noun burn one's bridges Nautical. a raised transverse platform from which a power vessel is navigated: often includes a pilot house and a chart house. any of various other raised platforms from which the navigation or docking of a vessel is supervised. a bridge house or bridge superstructure. a raised walkway running fore-and-aft. 1
  • noun burn one's bridges Anatomy. the ridge or upper line of the nose. 1
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Origin of burn one's bridges

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English brigge, Old English brycg; cognate with Dutch brug, German Brücke; akin to Old Norse bryggja pier

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Parts of speech for Burn one's bridges

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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burn one's bridges popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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