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burn bridges

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burn bridges Usage derogatory

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burn bridges Core ActionsTheme Usage derogatory

An idiom describing someone who betrays or abandons the person who helped them once they succeed.

vi Hành động qua cầu rút ván của anh ta thật đáng trách.

en His act of burning bridges is truly blameworthy.

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