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gone for a Burton — 1. Drowned, dead (RAF sl) 2. Destroyed 3. Lost 4. Missing 5. No longer in existence • • • Main Entry: ↑Burton * * * gone for a burton british informal old fashioned … Useful english dictionary
go for a Burton — Verb phrs. 1. To break or become inoperative. Originally meaning dead or lost in action, from the RAF during the Second World War. The etymology is unproven although there are various speculations, including a connection with an advertising… … English slang and colloquialisms
gone for a burton — (UK) If something s gone for a burton, it has been spoiled or ruined. If a person has gone for a burton, they are either in serious trouble or have died … The small dictionary of idiomes
go for a burton — Brit informal + old fashioned : to be lost, broken, or ruined Our holiday plans have gone for a burton. • • • Main Entry: ↑burton … Useful english dictionary
gone for a burton — (UK) If something s gone for a burton, it has been spoiled or ruined. If a person has gone for a burton, they are either in serious trouble or have died. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Gone for a burton — (UK) If something s gone for a burton, it has been spoiled or ruined. If a preson has gone for a burton, they are either in serious trouble or have died … Dictionary of English idioms
gone for a burton — British, old fashioned to be broken, spoiled or dead. There s our quiet evening gone for a burton! … New idioms dictionary
gone for a Burton — • Rhyming Slang for the town Burton on Trent meaning went or to leave … Londonisms dictionary
go for a burton — Brit. informal be ruined, destroyed, or killed. → burton … English new terms dictionary
Burton-upon-Trent — Koordinaten 52° 48′ N, 1° 39′ W … Deutsch Wikipedia
burton — ► NOUN (in phrase go for a burton) Brit. informal ▪ be ruined, destroyed, or killed. ORIGIN originally RAF slang: perhaps referring to Burton ale, from Burton upon Trent … English terms dictionary
