cut one's own throat

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Definitions of cut one's own throat words

noun cut one's own throat to be the means of one's own ruin 3
noun cut one's own throat the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea. 1
noun cut one's own throat some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage. 1
noun cut one's own throat the front of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone. 1
noun cut one's own throat the narrow opening between a fireplace and its flue or smoke chamber, often closed by a damper. 1
noun cut one's own throat Nautical, Machinery. swallow1 (def 13). 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English throte, Old English throte, throta, throtu; akin to Old High German drozza throat, Old Norse throti swelling. See throttle

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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