burn one's toast

verb

Etymology

From sense 3 of toast (a person or group held in high esteem).

Definitions

  1. To cause inconvenience

    To cause inconvenience; to spoil someone's fun or enjoyment of something.

    • He talks as if I have no right to be upset, as if all he has done is inconvenience me. "Oops, I didn't mean to burn your toast, sorry." That's his tone. He acts as if it's his right to do whatever he wants to me.

The neighborhood

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