CUT YOUR OWN THROAT

Meaning of CUT YOUR OWN THROAT in English

hurt yourself, be your own worst enemy

By overspending, you will cut your own throat.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

CUT YOUR OWN THROAT — to do sth that is likely to harm you, especially when you are angry and trying to harm sb else
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT YOUR OWN THROAT — See ↑ HARM 2
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT YOUR OWN THROAT — hurt yourself, be your own worst enemy By overspending, you will cut your own throat.
English Idioms vocab
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROAT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THROAT — /throht/ , n. Anat., Zool. 1. the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THROAT
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROAT
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
CUT
Webster English vocab
THROAT
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROAT — / θrəʊt; NAmE θroʊt/ noun 1. a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROAT — throat S3 W3 /θrəʊt $ θroʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: throte ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROAT — n. 1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROAT — n. 1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROAT — n.1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a voice, …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROAT — ( throats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your throat is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
THROAT — [noun] [C] - the front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can …
Cambridge English vocab
THROAT — See: CUT ONE'S THROAT, FLY AT ONE'S THROAT, JUMP DOWN ONE'S THROAT, LUMP IN ONE'S THROAT, RAM DOWN ONE'S THROAT …
Slang English vocab
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
THROAT — noun 1 front part of the neck VERB + THROAT ▪ cut , slash , slit ▪ rip out ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THROAT — • ↑ bring tears to sb's eyes/bring a lump to sb's throat • ↑ cut your own throat • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT — INDEX: 1. with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object 2. to cut food 3. to cut part of your …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CUT — n. 25B6; verb the knife slipped and cut his finger : GASH, slash, lacerate, sever, slit, pierce, penetrate, wound, injure; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CUT — v. 1 gash, slash, slit; open I cut my finger on the glass 2 slice, cut off, carve Please cut …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THROAT — See: CUT ONE'S THROAT, FLY AT ONE'S THROAT, JUMP DOWN ONE'S THROAT, LUMP IN ONE'S THROAT, RAM DOWN ONE'S THROAT …
Словарь английских идиом
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Словарь английских идиом
OWN — pronoun 1 BAD : I had the whole beach for my own. GOOD : I had the whole beach to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THROAT — 1. сущ. 1) горло, гортань; глотка a bone stuck in my throat ≈ у меня кость застряла в горле clear …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OWN — 1. прил. 1) а) свой, собственный She makes all her own bread. ≈ Она сама себе печет хлеб. She has …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUT — I 1. гл. 1) резать, разрезать He cut his chin while shaving. ≈ Он порезался, когда брился. Cut the cake. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
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