cut throat

cut one's (own) throat

Fig. [for someone] to bring about one's (own) failure. If I were to run for office, I'd just be cutting my throat. Judges who take bribes are cutting their own throats.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tatyanna	ta-TYAN-ə	English (Modern)
Wulfno&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
LuÍSa	loo-EE-zə	Portuguese
Jaakob	-	Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Ferruccio	fer-ROOT-cho	Italian
Aod	-	Biblical Greek