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burns one's toast

burns one's toast is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Burns one's toast is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn one's toast.

Words near burns one's toast in the dictionary

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

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