- Home
- Idioms
- cut throat
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Steffen | | SHTE-fen (Low German) | Low German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch |
| MehveŞ | | - | Turkish |
| Dwayne | | DWAYN, də-WAYN | English |
| JeĻEna | | - | Latvian |
| Asa | | ['eizə] | |
| Velvet | | VEL-vət | English |