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Значение идиомы burn one’s bridges

[burn one’s bridges] also [burn one’s boats] {v. phr.} 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.

Bob was a good wrestler but a poor boxer. He burned his boats by letting Mickey choose how they would fight.

When Dorothy became a nun, she burned her bridges behind her.


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  3. Значение идиомы burn down [burn down] {v. phr.} To burn to the ground; be totally gutted by fire. The old frame house burned down before the firefighters could get to it....
  4. Значение идиомы ears burn [ears burn] {informal} To feel embarrassment or shame at hearingothers talk about you. Joan overheard the girls criticizing her andit made her ears burn. Joe’s ears burned when he heard hisclassmates praising him to each other....
  5. Значение идиомы burn one’s fingers [burn one’s fingers] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get in trouble doing something and fear to do it again; learn caution through an unpleasant experience. He had burned his fingers in the stock market once, and didn’t want to try again. Some people can’t be told; they have to burn their fingers to learn....
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  9. Значение идиомы money to burn [money to burn] {n. phr.}, {informal} Very much money, more than isneeded. Dick’s uncle died and left him money to burn. When Joeis twenty-one he will have money to burn. Jean is looking for ahusband with money to burn. Compare: MADE OF MONEY....
  10. Перевод идиомы burn the midnight oil, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: burn the midnight oil Перевод: работать по ночам, засиживаться допоздна (занимаясь или работая) Пример: We burned the midnight oil for three nights in order to study for the exam. Мы три ночи учились подолгу, чтобы подготовиться к экзамену....
  11. Значение идиомы slow burn [slow burn] {n.}, {informal} A slowly increasing feeling of anger. The boys kept teasing John, and watched him do a slow burn. Barbara’s slow burn ended only when Mary explained themisunderstanding....
  12. Значение идиомы burn-out [burn-out] {n.} A point of physical or emotional exhaustion. There are so many refugees all over the world that charitable organizations as well as individuals are suffering from donor burn-out....
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  15. Перевод идиомы have money to burn, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: have money to burn Перевод: иметь много денег, и тратить их на ненужные и лишние вещи; иметь столько денег, что куры не клюют Пример: The man has money to burn and is always buying something new. У этого человека куча денег, и он постоянно покупает что-то новое....
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  18. Значение идиомы bum to a crisp [bum to a crisp] {v. phr.} To burn black; burn past saving or using especially as food. While getting breakfast, Mother was called to the telephone, and when she got back, the bacon had been burned to a crisp....
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  29. Значение идиомы narrow escape [narrow escape] {n. phr.} An escape by a very small margin; a nearmiss. If the truck that hit his car had been coming faster, itwould have killed him; it was certainly a narrow escape that he onlyhad a broken arm!...
  30. Значение идиомы bring to bay [bring to bay] {v. phr.} To chase or force into a place where escape is impossible without a fight; trap; corner. The police brought the robber to bay on the roof and he gave up. The fox was brought to bay in a hollow tree and the dogs stood around it barking. Compare: AT BAY....
  31. Значение идиомы do in [do in] {v.}, {slang} 1. To ruin; destroy. Mr. Smith’s business was done in by a fire that burned down his store. 2a. To kill; murder. The poor man was done in by two gangsters who ran away after the crime. 2b. To make tired; exhaust. The boys were done in after their long hike. […]...
  32. Значение идиомы let off [let off] {v.} 1. To discharge ; explode; fire. Willieaccidentally let off his father’s shotgun and made a hole in thewall. Syn.: GO OFF, LET LOOSE. 2. To permit to go or escape;excuse from a penalty, a duty, or a promise. Two boys were caughtsmoking in school but the principal let them off with a […]...
  33. Перевод слова escape Escape – совершать побег, избежать Перевод слова To seek escape from the heat – пытаться спастись от жары escape from prison – побег из тюрьмы to escape observation – ускользнуть от наблюдения They abandoned the Escape. Они отказались от побега. Man, that was a lucky Escape! Мужик, это тебе повезло, выбраться невредимым! They must not […]...
  34. Перевод слова position Position – положение, местонахождение, позиция Перевод слова Position data – координаты position buoy – указательный буй a high position in society – высокое положение в обществе He was appointed to the Position. Его назначили на эту должность. They are now leaning to our Position. Сейчас они склоняются на нашу сторону. The lever is in the […]...
  35. Значение идиомы poor as a church mouse [poor as a church mouse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke;extremely poor. The newly arrived boat people were poor as churchmice....
  36. Значение идиомы fight fire with fire [fight fire with fire] {v. phr.}, {slightly formal}, {of Biblicalorigin} To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make a defensesimilar to the attack. The candidate was determined to fight firewith fire in the debate....
  37. Значение идиомы pick on [pick on] {v.} 1. {informal} To make a habit of annoying orbothering ; do or say bad things to. Other boyspicked on him until he decided to fight them. Syn.: PICK AT. 2. Tosingle out; choose; select. He visited a lot of colleges, andfinally picked on Stanford....
  38. Значение идиомы take down [take down] {v.} 1. To write or record. I willtell you how to get to the place; you had better take it down. 2. Topull to pieces; take apart. It will be a big job to take that treedown. In the evening the campers put up a tent, and the nextmorning they took it down. […]...
  39. Значение идиомы newfangled [newfangled] {adj.} Newly invented or contrived; excessivelycomplex. Dorothy felt that many newfangled gadgets in Kate’sall-electric kitchen weren’t really necessary....
  40. Перевод слова poor Poor – бедный, жалкий, скромный Перевод слова Poor peasant – крестьянин-бедняк poor fellow – бедняга, несчастный in my poor opinion – по моему скромному мнению a poor ten shillings – жалкие десять шиллингов I am a Poor swimmer. Я плохо плаваю. Oh, you Poor thing. Ах ты, бедняжка! We were too Poor to buy new […]...
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