"burn one's toast" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: burns one's toast [present, singular, third-person], burning one's toast [participle, present], burned one's toast [past], burnt one's toast [participle, past]
Etymology: From sense 3 of toast (a person or group held in high esteem). Head templates: {{en-verb|burns one's toast|burning one's toast|burned one's toast|burnt one's toast}} burn one's toast (third-person singular simple present burns one's toast, present participle burning one's toast, simple past burned one's toast, past participle burnt one's toast)
  1. To cause inconvenience; to spoil someone's fun or enjoyment of something.
    Sense id: en-burn_one's_toast-en-verb-HM6vBcwU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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