Sign One's Own Death Warrant Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Sign One's Own Death Warrant Idiom mean?

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sign one's own death warrant What does sign one's own death warrant mean?	to do something knowingly that will most likely result in severe trouble	Our secretary signed her own death warrant when she came to work late three times last week.
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divide and conquer What does "divide and conquer" mean?	to split an opposing side into two groups so that you can win against them	The government was trying to divide and conquer the opposition parties.

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in proportion What does "in proportion" mean?	having the right/wrong proportion in relation to something else	We tried to make sure that the bookshelves were in proportion when we rebuilt the house.
work like a horse What does "work like a horse" mean?	to work very hard	My grandfather worked like a horse when he was a young man.

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Sign One's Own Death Warrant Idiom