cut-throat
51cut 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… …
52cut 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… …
53cut\ 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… …
54throat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. neck, gullet, gorge, maw; windpipe; throttle. See opening. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. neck, windpipe, larynx, trachea, esophagus, jugular region, gullet, gorge, jugulum. • cut each other s throats*, Syn …
55throat — noun (C) 1 the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach 2 the front of your neck: She fingered the pearls at her throat. 3 clear your throat to make a noise in your throat, especially… …
56throat — 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 and SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT …
57throat — 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 and SHOVE DOWN ONE S THROAT …
58cut — 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… …
59throat — 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 and shove down one s throat …
60cut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hole/opening made by cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, neat ▪ little, small ▪ long ▪ straight …
