Is It Burning Bridges?

The expression “burning your bridges” means to act in a way that destroys any chance of returning to the way things were. When you burn your bridges, there is no going back. Let's put this expression in the workplace. You decide to take a new job.

What does it mean to burn that bridge?

Definition of 'burn one's bridges'

If you burn your bridges, you do something which forces you to continue with a particular course of action, and makes it impossible for you to return to an earlier situation or relationship.

Is it wrong to burn bridges?

Don't burn them unless they are holding you back. If they are, it's your duty as a positive and productive human being to burn those bridges down to the ground and never look back. If you're leaving the corporate world to start your own venture, it probably isn't a great idea to burn that bridge.