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 informalThis 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
- 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