- cut your own throat
- hurt yourself, be your own worst enemy
By overspending, you will cut your own throat.
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
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 — 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 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
