burn one's bridges

Meaning: To take a course of action that makes it impossible to go back.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Body & Senses

More idioms — Body & Senses

• by word of mouth — The informal, verbal passing of information from one person to another.
• catch someone's eye — To attract someone's visual attention.
• change of heart — A reversal of attitude.
• cold feet — Too scared to do something.
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face — To injure oneself in the process of seeking revenge or attempting to punish someone.
• do an about-face — To change one's behavior or mind abruptly and (often) apparently without reason.

More English idioms

• down in the mouth — Unhappy.
• eat one's heart out — To suffer silently in a hopeless situation.
• eat out of someone's hand — To be submissive; to have someone eating out of one's hand means to get someone to be sub…
• fight tooth and nail — To fight fiercely; to fight with everything you have.
• fine-tooth comb — An imaginary device one uses to look for something very carefully.
• get a leg up — To make a good start on some activity or project.

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