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burn the boats

To burn the boats is a metaphor for destroying any safety net you have. To go all in and decide to go after it regardless of the outcome. It originated from the conquering of the Aztecs by Cortez. Once they reached the shore of Mexico Cortez decided to tell his men to burn the boats. Meaning they would either die or conquer the land.

Tim: “ man I can’t leave this job, I’ll be homeless. I hate what I’m doing but I can’t quit and find something better. It’s too risky.”

John fucking Rambo: “burn the boats you pussy.”
Tim: “ man I can’t leave this job, I’ll be homeless. I hate what I’m doing but I can’t quit and find something better. It’s too risky.”

John fucking Rambo: “burn the boats you pussy.”
by DefyingLogic October 5, 2020
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Burn Me up (BMU)

When someone or something makes you SOO mad you feel like you're on fire.
The math teacher kicked me out of class for texting. She Burn Me Up (BMU)!

Or you could just say BMU.
by Burning Now March 12, 2011
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Burn the fence down

The slogan of anti-centrism a comedic spinoff of extreme political ideologies. The slogan is calling for everyone considered an extremists to get rid of the metaphorical fence a centrist is on and cause them to pick a side.
Virgin Centrist scum: well I'm not so sure about that...

Chad Anrco-nazbol extremists: BURN THE FENCE DOWN!!!!
by Anonathan Chancler July 12, 2019
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tunnel burn

when you eat something spicy and afterwards you take a firey shit and it feels like a tunnel of fire is coming out of your ass.
yo dawg I just had some spicy ass noodles and had some crazy tunnel burn on the toilet.
by chou101 June 24, 2020
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burn mode

A code word for smoking marijuana when talking over the internet/text/facebook so relatives and bitchmade friends don't start dro-blocking.
Hey man, after the game tonight we should go over behind the bleachers; burn mode man.

It's getting awful stale in here, burn mode after church.

After you throw oil on the firepit we should go right into burn mode.
by Jee See Em August 14, 2010
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burn the coal pay the toll

when a white girl has a kid with a black man and the black guy leaves her a single mother
omg tyrone left maddie a single mother!

burn the coal pay the toll 🤷 ♂️
by idometh August 6, 2023
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i burn you?

The most romantic thing you can basically say to a person
"I burn you?"
" you melt me"
by Amaishi December 4, 2020
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