bridge-burning

adjective

That burns bridges.

Meanings

adjectivebridge-burning (comparative more bridge-burning, superlative most bridge-burning)

comparative more bridge-burning · superlative most bridge-burning

  1. idiomaticThat burns bridges.
nounbridge-burning (countable and uncountable, plural bridge-burnings)

plural bridge-burnings

  1. countableidiomaticuncountableThe act or process of burning bridges.
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APA

bridge-burning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge-burning

MLA

“bridge-burning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge-burning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bridge-burning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge-burning.

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