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Meaning of go for a burton | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To be killed.
    British
  2. Alternative letter-case form of go for a burton.
    alt-of
  3. To be lost, spoiled or destroyed.
    British

Examples

“[G]one for a Burton […] has, in the R.A.F., ousted gone West[.] "He is dead" may appear somewhat remote from "He has gone for a glass of Burton": but, then, all euphemisms do, at first, appear remote.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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