See burn bread on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "From the idea that burning bread brings bad luck or is indicative of bad things to come.",
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"ref": "2002 September 14, Chas, “Re: Information on John La Tourrette”, in rec.martial-arts (Usenet):",
"text": "I don't mean to burn bread on the guy, but if LaT cares to press it, he could be living in a dumpster before he gets too much older.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2006, Tha Twinz, Crime Pays?: The First of a Trilogy, Bronx, NY: Twinz Publishing, →ISBN, page 113:",
"text": "“Si, I'll set up the meeting. I want you plugged in with the Cubans. Just in case something was to ever happen to me.”\nRico shot his brother a scornful. “Listen, I got no problem wit' none a dat shit you talking, but I ain't trying' hear dat' just in case something happen' to you bullshit … you need to stop talking dat stupid shit fo'real. You only burnin' bread on yourself.”",
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{
"ref": "2009, Keisha Ervin, Gunz and Roses, New York, NY: Urban Books, →ISBN, page unknown:",
"text": "“Yo' ass gon' get fired.”\n“No, I'm not. Don't be burning bread on me like that.” Gray knocked on wood. “Besides, I've been working my ass off. […]”",
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},
{
"ref": "2020, Larry Washington, Insanity with a Twist, ebook edition, Xlibris, →ISBN, page unknown:",
"text": "\"[…] I was just playing, but I see you've seen it through, just like that famous lawyer who played mind games on his wife.\" ¶ \"Yeah. Well what happened?\" Randol asked. ¶ \"He got caught, darling. Be careful.\" ¶ \"Hey, don't burn bread. I'm not like that stupid lawyer. […]\"",
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"To cause something unfortunate to happen to (someone) by mentioning it; to jinx something for (someone)."
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"(African-American Vernacular, idiomatic, often followed by on) To cause something unfortunate to happen to (someone) by mentioning it; to jinx something for (someone)."
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"etymology_text": "From the idea that burning bread brings bad luck or is indicative of bad things to come.",
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"text": "\"[…] I was just playing, but I see you've seen it through, just like that famous lawyer who played mind games on his wife.\" ¶ \"Yeah. Well what happened?\" Randol asked. ¶ \"He got caught, darling. Be careful.\" ¶ \"Hey, don't burn bread. I'm not like that stupid lawyer. […]\"",
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