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cutting one's own throat

cutting one's own throat is the present participle and gerund 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 cutting one's own throat

What is cutting one's own throat the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting one's own throat is the present participle and gerund of cut one's own throat.

Words near cutting one's own throat in the dictionary

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

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