cut-throat

  • 31cut-throat razor — noun Brit. a razor with a long blade which folds like a penknife …

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  • 32cut-throat razor — noun (C) a razor with a very long sharp blade …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33cut-throat competition — /ˌkʌt θrəυt kɒmpə tɪʃ(ə)n/ noun sharp competition which cuts prices and offers high discounts …

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  • 34cut-throat competition — /ˌkʌt θrəυt ˌkɒmpə tɪʃ(ə)n/ noun sharp competition which cuts prices and offers high discounts …

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  • 35throat — n American a swot, in preppie jargon. This is one of many synonyms used by US adolescents for a tedious, conscientious and/or unpopular fellow student; grind, squid and pencil geek are others. This term probably derives from cut throat (com… …

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  • 36cut 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 …

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  • 37throat — [thrōt] n. [ME throte < OE, akin to Ger dross(el), throat < IE * (s)treu , swollen, stretched < base * (s)ter , stiff > STARE] 1. the front part of the neck 2. the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the… …

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  • 38throat 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 …

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  • 39throat-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 …

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  • 40throat — W3S3 [θrəut US θrout] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑ …

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