cut each other's throats

Of a group or population of people, to be engaged in ferocious, pernicious competition with one another. It's a symptom of the society we live in that we're all trained to cut each other's throats just to earn a little bit more money. The majority of the economy is dominated by a few megacorporations, while all the smaller businesses are cutting each other's throats for what little market share is left over.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alecock	['ælikɔk]
Althea	[æl'θi:ə]
Grace	[greis]
Erasmus	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Cheng	-	Chinese
SeÒRas	SHO-rahs	Scottish