- sign something's death warrant
- sign (something's) death warrant
to cause an organization or an activity to fail or end.
The cancellation of the multi-million dollar order signed the company's death warrant.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
sign something's death warrant
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sign your own death warrant — sign (your) own death warrant to do something which will stop you from being successful. The company signed its own death warrant by choosing to remain independent rather than going into partnership … New idioms dictionary
sign your own death warrant — informal phrase to do something that will cause you great danger or very serious problems Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: death warrant … Useful english dictionary
sign your own death warrant — informal to do something that will cause you great danger or very serious problems … English dictionary
sign death warrant — sign (something s) death warrant to cause an organization or an activity to fail or end. The cancellation of the multi million dollar order signed the company s death warrant … New idioms dictionary
sign one's own death warrant — {v. phr.} To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. * /Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn t stop smoking./ * /When Jim s fiancee saw him on a date with… … Dictionary of American idioms
sign one's own death warrant — {v. phr.} To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. * /Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn t stop smoking./ * /When Jim s fiancee saw him on a date with… … Dictionary of American idioms
sign own death warrant — sign (your) own death warrant to do something which will stop you from being successful. The company signed its own death warrant by choosing to remain independent rather than going into partnership … New idioms dictionary
death warrant — death ,warrant noun count an official document ordering someone to be punished by death sign your own death warrant INFORMAL to do something that will cause you great danger or very serious problems … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sign\ one's\ own\ death\ warrant — v. phr. To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn t stop smoking. When Jim s fiancee saw him on a date with another… … Словарь американских идиом
sign own death warrant — If you do something that causes your own downfall, or prevents you from being successful, you sign your own death warrant. When he decided to drop out of college, he signed his own death warrant … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
