sign one's own death warrant
- sign one's own death warrant
sign one's own death warrant
Fig. to do something (knowingly) that will most likely result in severe trouble. (As if one were ordering one's own execution.) •
I wouldn't ever gamble a large sum of money. That would be signing my own death warrant.
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The killer signed his own death warrant when he walked into the police station and gave himself up.
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{v. phr.} To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. * /Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn't stop smoking./ * /When Jim's fiancee saw him on a date with another girl, he signed his own death warrant./
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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sign one's own death warrant — {v. phr.} To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. * /Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn t stop smoking./ * /When Jim s fiancee saw him on a date with… … Dictionary of American idioms
sign one's own death warrant — To do something that makes one s downfall inevitable • • • Main Entry: ↑death … Useful english dictionary
sign\ one's\ own\ death\ warrant — v. phr. To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn t stop smoking. When Jim s fiancee saw him on a date with another… … Словарь американских идиом
sign — [[t]sa͟ɪn[/t]] ♦ signs, signing, signed 1) N COUNT A sign is a mark or shape that always has a particular meaning, for example in mathematics or music. Equations are generally written with a two bar equals sign. Syn: symbol 2) N COUNT A sign is a … English dictionary
own — See: COME INTO ONE S OWN, DOSE OF ONE S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN, KEEP ONE S OWN COUNSEL, OF ONE S OWN ACCORD or OF ONE S OWN FREE WILL, ON ONE S OWN ACCOUNT or ON ONE S OWN HOOK, ON ONE S OWN TIME, SIGN ONE S OWN… … Dictionary of American idioms
own — See: COME INTO ONE S OWN, DOSE OF ONE S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN, KEEP ONE S OWN COUNSEL, OF ONE S OWN ACCORD or OF ONE S OWN FREE WILL, ON ONE S OWN ACCOUNT or ON ONE S OWN HOOK, ON ONE S OWN TIME, SIGN ONE S OWN… … Dictionary of American idioms
own — See: come into one s own, dose of one s own medicine, hold one s own, in a world of one s own, keep one s own counsel, of one s own accord or of one s own free will, on one s own account or on one s own hook, on one s own time, sign one s own… … Словарь американских идиом
death — See: AT DEATH S DOOR, BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, CATCH ONE S DEATH OF or TAKE ONE S DEATH OF, SIGN ONE S OWN DEATH WARRANT, TO DEATH … Dictionary of American idioms
death — See: AT DEATH S DOOR, BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, CATCH ONE S DEATH OF or TAKE ONE S DEATH OF, SIGN ONE S OWN DEATH WARRANT, TO DEATH … Dictionary of American idioms
death — See: at death s door, between life and death, catch one s death of or take one s death of, sign one s own death warrant, to death … Словарь американских идиом
