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cuts one's own throat

cuts one's own throat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut one's own throat.

Meaning of cut one's own throat

Verb

cut one's own throat (third-person singular simple present cuts one's own throat, present participle cutting one's own throat, simple past and past participle cut one's own throat)

  1. To bring about one's own ruin, especially by offering goods or services for far less than they are worth.

Questions about cuts one's own throat

What is cuts one's own throat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts one's own throat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut one's own throat.

Words near cuts one's own throat in the dictionary

  1. cuts one's cloth to suit one's purse
  2. cuts one's coat according to one's cloth
  3. cuts one's eyeteeth
  4. cuts one's losses
  5. cuts one's lucky
  6. cuts one's own throat
  7. cuts one's stick
  8. cuts one's teeth
  9. cuts out
  10. cuts out the middleman
  11. cuts red tape

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