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idiomsb is cutting his/her own throatused in order to say that what someone is doing will cause them a lot of trouble in the future, even though they hope it will bring them an advantage:The government will be cutting their own throats if they ask the voters to support such a large tax increase.Ross may have cut his own throat by insisting on a public enquiry. —see also shoot yourself in the foot
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