verb
[ v ] ( especially of a machine, etc. ) to destroy itself, usually by exploding :
This tape will self-destruct in 30 seconds.
( figurative )
In the last half-hour of the movie the plot rapidly self-destructs.
verb
[ v ] ( especially of a machine, etc. ) to destroy itself, usually by exploding :
This tape will self-destruct in 30 seconds.
( figurative )
In the last half-hour of the movie the plot rapidly self-destructs.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005