tear it

Ruin something, spoil one's chances, as in She knew she'd torn it when she lost the address. It is often put as that tears it, as in He's a whole week late-well, that tears it for the September issue. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kain	-	Biblical Greek
Louiza	-	Greek
Frederica	frə-də-REE-kə (Portuguese), fred-REE-ka (English), fred-ə-REE-kə (English)	Portuguese, English
Katelijne	kah-tə-LIE-nə	Dutch
Dorian	DAWR-ee-ən (English)	English, French
Mhairi	VA-ree	Scottish