His father's illness sealed his fate, making it impossible for him to go to college.
The election of Abraham Lincoln sealed the fate of slavery.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
seal someone's fate — seal someone’s fate phrase to show or decide that something bad will definitely happen to someone Further floods may have sealed the fate of the few remaining villages. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: seal … Useful english dictionary
seal someone's fate — seal (someone s/something s) fate to decide the future of someone or something. His father s illness sealed his fate, making it impossible for him to go to college. The election of Abraham Lincoln sealed the fate of slavery. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
seal someone's fate — ► seal someone s fate make it inevitable that something unpleasant will happen to someone. Main Entry: ↑fate … English terms dictionary
seal someone's fate — make it inevitable that something unpleasant will happen to someone. → fate … English new terms dictionary
seal someone's fate — to show or decide that something bad will definitely happen to someone Further floods may have sealed the fate of the few remaining villages … English dictionary
seal fate — seal (someone s/something s) fate to decide the future of someone or something. His father s illness sealed his fate, making it impossible for him to go to college. The election of Abraham Lincoln sealed the fate of slavery. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
seal — seal1 [sēl] n. [ME seel < OFr < L sigillum, a seal, mark, dim. of signum: see SIGN] 1. a design, initial, or other device placed on a letter, document, etc., as a mark of genuineness or authenticity: letters were, esp. formerly, closed with … English World dictionary
seal — seal1 S3 [si:l] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English seolh] [Sense: 2 6; Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: seel, from Latin sigillum, from signum; SIGN1] 1.) a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts … Dictionary of contemporary English
seal — I [[t]si͟ːl[/t]] CLOSING ♦♦♦ seals, sealing, sealed (Please look at category 11 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When you seal an envelope, you close it by folding part of it over and sticking … English dictionary
seal — 1 noun (C) 1 ANIMAL a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts or on floating pieces of ice 2 OFFICIAL MARK a mark that has a special design and shows the legal or official authority of a person or organization: a black book… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
