cut off all means of retreat
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ò f ǔ f é nzh ō u, which means to be determined to go all out. It's from nine places of Sun Tzu.
The origin of Idioms
The Yuben "nine places of Sun Tzu" says: "Shuai and he go deep into the land of the princes, and make his chances, burning the boat and breaking the cauldron, like driving the sheep."
Analysis of Idioms
Break the cauldron and sink the boat
Idiom usage
He is determined to do things. examples inspire heroes, burn a boat, and succeed in defeat. Let's look at his vigorous years. Li Yu in Qing Dynasty
cut off all means of retreat
walk on hoar-frost and later on solid ice - lǚ shuāng jiān bīng
gold and jade fill the hall -- abundant wealth or many children in the family - jīn yù mǎn táng
give a person bellyfuls of fisticuffs - bǎo xiǎng lào quán
an ant trying to shake a giant tree - pí fú hàn shù