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question		réponse
if you ... you destroy all possible ways of going back to that situation. commencer à apprendre		burn your boats/bridges If I were you, I wouldn't burn all my boats just yet. You may want to come back
to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally (inf) commencer à apprendre		go off the rails He went off the rails in his first year at university.
to spend a lot of money on celebrating something (inf) commencer à apprendre		push the boat out They really pushed the boat out for Annie's wedding.
to do something that is dangerous or only just legal or acceptable: commencer à apprendre		sail close to the wind You were sailing a little close to the wind there when you made those remarks about his wife.
to leave a place or begin a journey: commencer à apprendre		hit the road I'd love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road.
to lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act: commencer à apprendre		miss the boat There were tickets available last week, but he missed the boat by waiting till today to try to buy some.
to react in a very angry way to something that someone says or does: commencer à apprendre		tfly off the handle He's extremely irritable - he flies off the handle at the slightest thing.
left in a place from which you cannot escape: commencer à apprendre		marooned What would you miss most if you found yourself marooned on a desert island?

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