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*'''Burning boats''', a variation of burning one's bridges. The Moor commander [[Tariq bin Ziyad]], upon setting foot on the [[Iberian Peninsula]] in 711, ordered his ships to be burnt, so that his men had no choice but to thrust forward and fight against their enemy.

*"[[Four-character idiom|'''Break the woks and sink the boats''' (破釜沉舟)]]", an ancient Chinese saying.

*'''[[List_of_French_phrases_used_by_English_speakers#F | ''Fait accompli'']]''' ("accomplished factdeed", from the verb "faire", to do), a term of French origin denoting an irreversible deed.

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