cut one's own throat
idiom
: to do something that is bad for oneself : to act in a way that will cause oneself harm
They ended up cutting their own throats when they raised prices, because their customers went elsewhere.
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“Cut one's own throat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20one%27s%20own%20throat. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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