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professional suicide

idiom
Meaning

An action by a person that is expected to ruin their own career.


Examples
SIMPLE

Criticizing your boss in public is professional suicide.

CONTEXTUAL

He knew that leaking the company's private data to the press would be professional suicide.

COMPLEX

By publicly denouncing the firm's most profitable client, the junior partner committed professional suicide and effectively ended his tenure at the company.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

    professional victim

    A person who makes it their business to appear perpetually offended and victimized.

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