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To permanently destroy relationships, connections, or retreat paths so one cannot return.
"Even when resigning from a difficult workplace, try not to burn your bridges."
"His abrasive public remarks burned bridges with former industry collaborators."
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Multiple primary words begin with the consonant sound 'B', generating rhythmic oral cadence.
Ancient military tactics where retreating or advancing armies burned river crossings behind them to prevent retreat and commit fully to the forward offensive.
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