# cancel someone's Christmas

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/cancel-someones-christmas
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To kill or destroy someone.

## Examples

- The villain threatened to cancel his Christmas if he did not pay.
- The rival gang leader warned that if they interfered with the shipment again, he would cancel their Christmas.
- The ruthless commander made it clear that any soldier who disobeyed his orders would find his Christmas cancelled before the sun set.

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