To leave or disappear. Originally meant killed or dead.
Gone for a Burton
Example Sentences
"He's gone for a Burton."
"That's gone for a Burton, that has."
Etymology & History
RAF slang from WWII, possibly from "Burton" ale advertising or Burton-on-Trent. Meant missing or dead. Became general slang for something that's failed or disappeared.
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