burn your bridges behind you

1. To eliminate any possibility of a retreat to a former position: “In his ruthless pursuit of success, Sloane offended all his coworkers and effectively burned his bridges behind him.”

Example Sentences

Burn your bridges behind you so you can't turn back, so the only road is ahead.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Lock them up for another year, if you must persist in your experiment, but don't, don't burn your bridges behind you!

Read more on Project Gutenberg