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burned one's boats

burned one's boats is the simple past and past participle of burn one's boats.

Meaning of burn one's boats

Verb

burn one's boats (third-person singular simple present burns one's boats, present participle burning one's boats, simple past and past participle burned one's boats or burnt one's boats)

  1. (idiomatic) To cut oneself off from all chance of retreat; to stake everything on success.

Questions about burned one's boats

What is burned one's boats the simple past and past participle of?
Burned one's boats is the simple past and past participle of burn one's boats.

Words near burned one's boats in the dictionary

  1. burned daylight
  2. burned down
  3. burned in
  4. burned off
  5. burned one down
  6. burned one's boats
  7. burned one's bridges
  8. burned one's fingers
  9. burned one's toast
  10. burned out
  11. burned pavement

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