gone for a burton
Related to gone for a burton: Gordon Bennett
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.
- burton
- go 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