quemar las naves

Literally, “to burn one's ships”.

• IPA^(key): /keˌmaɾ las ˈnabes/ [keˌmaɾ laz ˈna.β̞es]
• Syllabification: que‧mar las na‧ves

quemar las naves (first-person singular present quemo las naves, first-person singular preterite quemé las naves, past participle quemado las naves)

1. (idiomatic) to burn one's bridges

• “quemar las naves”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024