throat-cutting
1throat cut|ting — «THROHT KUHT ihng», noun, or throat cut|ting, 1. a cutting of the throat to maim or kill. 2. Informal. a deliberate attempt to harm or ruin another or others for personal advantage in a competitive situation …
2throat-cut|ting — «THROHT KUHT ihng», noun, or throat cut|ting, 1. a cutting of the throat to maim or kill. 2. Informal. a deliberate attempt to harm or ruin another or others for personal advantage in a competitive situation …
3cut 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 …
4cut 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 …
5Cut-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… …
6cut one's throat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To spoil one s chances; ruin a person. * /He cut his own throat by his carelessness./ * /The younger men in the company were cutting each other s throats in their eagerness to win success./ * /John cut Freddie s throat with… …
7cut one's throat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To spoil one s chances; ruin a person. * /He cut his own throat by his carelessness./ * /The younger men in the company were cutting each other s throats in their eagerness to win success./ * /John cut Freddie s throat with… …
8cut\ one's\ throat — v. phr. informal To spoil one s chances; ruin a person. He cut his own throat by his carelessness. The younger men in the company were cutting each other s throats in their eagerness to win success. John cut Freddie s throat with Mary by telling… …
9cut 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 …
10cut 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 …
