burn your bridges
US /bɜrn jʊər ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
UK /bɜrn jʊər ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
1.
Brücken abbrechen, sich alle Wege verbauen
to do something that makes it impossible to return to an earlier state or relationship
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By quitting his job so angrily, he really burned his bridges with that company.
Indem er seinen Job so wütend kündigte, hat er wirklich seine Brücken abgebrochen zu dieser Firma.
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Think carefully before you act; you don't want to burn your bridges.
Denk gut nach, bevor du handelst; du willst nicht deine Brücken abbrechen.