burn your bridges
US /bɜrn jʊər ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
UK /bɜrn jʊər ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
1.
斷絕後路, 破釜沉舟
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.
他如此憤怒地辭職，真是斷絕了與那家公司的所有聯繫。
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Think carefully before you act; you don't want to burn your bridges.
三思而後行；你不想斷絕後路。