gone for a burton
1gone 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 …
2gone 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 …
3gone 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) …
4Gone 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 …
5gone for a burton — British, old fashioned to be broken, spoiled or dead. There s our quiet evening gone for a burton! …
6gone for a Burton — • Rhyming Slang for the town Burton on Trent meaning went or to leave …
7gone for a burton — (Slang) missing, broken; (British Slang) shot down, dead …
8gone for a burton — British informal old fashioned destroyed, lost, or dead …
9go 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… …
10go for a burton — Brit informal + old fashioned : to be lost, broken, or ruined Our holiday plans have gone for a burton. • • • Main Entry: ↑burton …
