- cut your own throat
- cut (your) own throat
to do something because you are angry, even if it will cause trouble for you.
If she won't take the job out of pride, she's cutting her own throat.
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cut your own throat
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cut your own throat — phrase to behave in a way that causes serious harm or trouble for yourself If I sold them at that price I’d be cutting my own throat. Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: cut * * * cut your own throat see ↑throat … Useful english dictionary
cut your own throat — hurt yourself, be your own worst enemy By overspending, you will cut your own throat … English idioms
cut your own throat — to behave in a way that causes serious harm or trouble for yourself If I sold them at that price I d be cutting my own throat … English dictionary
cut own throat — cut (your) own throat to do something because you are angry, even if it will cause trouble for you. If she won t take the job out of pride, she s cutting her own throat … New idioms dictionary
cut one's own throat — If you cut your own throat, you do something that will be the cause of your own failure or ruin your chances in the future. Tony has already missed a lot of classes. He s cutting his own throat … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dig your own grave — cause your own failure, cut your own throat When you criticize the manager, are you digging your own grave? … English idioms
throat — W3S3 [θrəut US θrout] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
