burn your bridges
US /bɜrn jʊər ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
UK /bɜrn jʊər ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
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관계를 끊다, 돌아갈 길을 없애다
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.
그는 화를 내며 직장을 그만둠으로써 그 회사와의 관계를 완전히 끊었다.
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Think carefully before you act; you don't want to burn your bridges.
행동하기 전에 신중하게 생각해; 관계를 끊고 싶지 않을 거야.