gone for a burton

成語所屬單字burton

gone for a burton — 慣用語

1. (British informal, dated) to be broken, ruined, destroyed, or lost beyond repair

1.慣用語
釋義

壞了;完蛋了

(British informal, dated) to be broken, ruined, destroyed, or lost beyond repair; in historical military use, to be killed or missing in action.

例句

During the war, several pilots from the squadron went for a burton over the English Channel.

Jin dropped his phone on the train tracks and watched it go for a burton under the wheels.