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Charlie Foxtrot
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lash up, fubar, cock up, burn the ships, cluster fuck, petta, lustre fluck, wong
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gangerh Surely he was quoting Julius Caesar? Jan 10, 2009
errguitar Leaves no option to retreat or back out of a course of action once committed. Simply put, no going back. This expression dates to Hernando Cortez and the Spanish conquest of Mexico (1519) where upon landing his forces he ordered his ships burned to present no option for escape to his troops. Jan 10, 2009