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burned one's toast

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

Meaning of burn one's toast

Verb

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

  1. To cause inconvenience; to spoil someone's fun or enjoyment of something.
    • He talks as if I have no right to be upset, as if all he has done is inconvenience me. "Oops, I didn't mean to burn your toast, sorry." That's his tone. He acts as if it's his right to do whatever he wants to me.2015, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland

Questions about burned one's toast

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

Words near burned one's toast in the dictionary

  1. burned off
  2. burned one down
  3. burned one's boats
  4. burned one's bridges
  5. burned one's fingers
  6. burned one's toast
  7. burned out
  8. burned pavement
  9. burned rubber
  10. burned someone at the stake
  11. burned someone's ass

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