English Explanatory Dictionary

burn one's toast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause inconvenience; to spoil someone's fun or enjoyment of something.

Word forms

burn one's toast burns one's toast burning one's toast burned one's toast burnt one's toast

Etymology

From sense 3 of toast (a person or group held in high esteem).

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