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- dig (someone) an early grave
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Carly | | KAHR-lee | English |
| Giltbert | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Armor | | ['a:mə] | |
| Jun | | joon (Korean) | Chinese, Korean |
| Eirik | | AY-rik | Norwegian |
| Chou | | cho: | Japanese (Rare) |