"go for a burton" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes for a burton [present, singular, third-person], going for a burton [participle, present], went for a burton [past], gone for a burton [participle, past]
Etymology: Originated in the RAF in World War II. Unknown beyond that, but may have some association with beer. One version is that it was from a series of ads for Burton's beer which showed a group of people with one missing and the tag line "He's gone for a Burton". Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> for a burton}} go for a burton (third-person singular simple present goes for a burton, present participle going for a burton, simple past went for a burton, past participle gone for a burton)
  1. (British, of a person) To be killed. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-go_for_a_burton-en-verb-ZZlAXS~C Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. (British, of a person or object) To be lost, spoiled or destroyed. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-go_for_a_burton-en-verb-SUg0r1p5 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: go for a Burton

Alternative forms

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