- 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.
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cut 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 — 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-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler — infobox Discworld character| name= Claude MaximillianOverton Transpire Dibbler description=A man who would sell his own grandmother. And everyone else s whole family. associations=Works with his nephew Soll Dibbler in Moving Pictures , otherwise… … Wikipedia
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
cut your own throat — hurt yourself, be your own worst enemy By overspending, you will cut your own throat … English idioms
cut one’s own throat — tv. to do something that harms oneself. □ If I do that, I’d be cutting my own throat. □ He’s just cutting his own throat, and he knows it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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 one's own throat — bring about one s own downfall by one s actions … Useful english dictionary
cut one's own throat — destroy one s future plans and ambitions; kill oneself, commit suicide … English contemporary dictionary
cut one's own throat — Damage oneself … A concise dictionary of English slang
