go for a Burton

go for a Burton

To fail or become useless; to die. Primarily heard in UK. Well, my plan to go to the beach will go for a Burton if it's supposed to rain all weekend.
See also: burton, go

gone for a burton

Having failed or become useless; dead. Primarily heard in UK. Well, my plan to go to the beach is gone for a burton now that it's supposed to rain all weekend.
See also: burton, gone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go for a Burton

meet with disaster; be ruined, destroyed, or killed.British informal
This phrase first appeared in mid 20th- century air force slang, meaning ‘be killed in a crash’. It has been suggested that it refers to Burton's, the British men's outfitters, or to Burton, a kind of ale, but these are folk etymologies with no definite evidence to support them, and the origin of the phrase remains uncertain.
See also: burton, go
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • burton
  • gone for a burton
  • jam tomorrow
  • not worth beans
  • (as) useless as an ashtray on a motorbike
  • (as) useless as tits on a bull
  • be not worth a brass farthing
  • not worth a brass farthing
  • (as) useless as tits on a nun