what does this expression mean? i hear it a lot in songs.
2007-09-22 07:04:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Burning bridges...think about it in reality.... You go for a walk...you walk across a bridge...you burn it behind you...you can't get back across it. NOW...what happens if your path dead-ends or there's a bobcat on it...you really need to get back across that bridge or you're STUCK.
NOW....Replace the bridge with a person/boss/coworker/job...and the path you're on is your career. If you leave your boss/job in such a state that they want nothing more to do with you, or they'll never help you out of a jam, even though you can't see it now, it may in the long run HURT you. You never know when you might need them again.
As my father-in-law says....Be careful about the feet you step on and backs you stab today...You never know if they'll be connected to the tush you'll be kissing tomorrow.
2007-09-22 07:14:31 · answer #1 · answered by SnowWhite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you shouldn't get rid of something before you really are sure you want to - like telling off a boss and going to a new job, just to find out that you need to go back to the old job.
2007-09-22 07:12:48 · answer #2 · answered by WVPV07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a metaphor from warfare where a retreating army would burn bridges to prevent their opponents from crossing. It was a mistake to burn the bridge before they had fully crossed them themselves.
2007-09-22 07:28:53 · answer #3 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Severing relationships forever.
2007-09-22 07:11:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋