dig (someone) an early grave



dig (someone) an early grave

To do things or act in a way that is likely to result in someone's premature death. The stress of John's job is going to dig him an early grave.
See also: dig, early, grave

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Prabhakar-Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi
Octave-French
Haralamb-Romanian
Nicodemonee-ko-DE-mo (Italian), nee-ko-DHE-mo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Fiacre-French
VilleVEEL-le (Finnish)Finnish, Swedish