burning bridges
Example Sentences
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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
“I’m not about burning bridges with companies. You’re going to wake up one day and you’re going to have nothing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
Olive branches seem to be the current mood, rather than burning bridges.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023
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
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
