burn one's toast

English

Etymology

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

Verb

burn one's toast (third-person singular simple present burns one's toast, present participle burning one's toast, simple past burned one's toast, past participle burnt one's toast)

1. To cause inconvenience; to spoil someone's fun or enjoyment of something.
   • 2015, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland:

     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.