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burning one's boats

burning one's boats is the present participle and gerund 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 burning one's boats

What is burning one's boats the present participle and gerund of?
Burning one's boats is the present participle and gerund of burn one's boats.

Words near burning one's boats in the dictionary

  1. burning mouth syndrome
  2. burning nuclear plasma
  3. burning nuclear plasmas
  4. burning off
  5. burning one down
  6. burning one's boats
  7. burning one's bridges
  8. burning one's toast
  9. burning out
  10. burning pavement
  11. burning plasma

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