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What does it mean burn your bridges?

phrase [VERB inflects] 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.

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How many bridges collapse a year?

The estimated annual bridge collapse rate in the United States is between 87 and 222 with an expected value of 128. There are dangers that have caused bridges to collapse in the United States.

Where does burning the midnight oil come from?

To burn the mid night oil was the English way of saying that someone was working hard through the night because candles were used in the olden times to provide light at night. The word 'elucubrate' was defined in 1623 as doing things by the candlelight.

By Hetty Lajjavati

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