ALL meanings of cut one's own throat
throat
C c - 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
- noun cut one's own throat Nautical. Also called nock. the forward upper corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail. jaw1 (def 5). 1
- noun cut one's own throat the forward edge of the opening in the vamp of a shoe. 1
- noun cut one's own throat Automotive. barrel (def 14). 1
- verb with object cut one's own throat to make a throat in; provide with a throat. 1
- verb with object cut one's own throat to utter or express from or as from the throat; utter throatily. 1
- idioms cut one's own throat cut one's own throat, to bring about one's own ruin: He cut his own throat by being nasty to the boss. 1
- idioms cut one's own throat jump down someone's throat, Informal. to disagree with, criticize, or scold overhastily: Wait and let me finish before you jump down my throat. 1
- idioms cut one's own throat lump in one's throat, a tight or uncomfortable feeling in the throat, as a reaction to an emotion: The sight of the infant brought a lump to her throat. 1
- idioms cut one's own throat ram / force something down someone's throat, Informal. to force someone to agree to or accept (something). 1
- idioms cut one's own throat stick in one's throat, to be difficult of expression; cause to hesitate: The words of sympathy stuck in her throat. 1