burning bridges
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“You’re leaving a lot on the table and burning bridges in the process.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
White said he's not sure he should be burning bridges at what is this critical point in his career but he doesn't regret it.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2023
But Seoul has been reluctant to do so, for fear of burning bridges with Russia.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2023
“Instead of burning bridges and getting upset, we decided to keep working hard and take the next step, which was to get a manager,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
I was also worried, like his friends in Los Angeles, that he was being impulsive and burning bridges without good reason.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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