Idiom
slit someone's throat
Meaning
To slash someone in front of the neck.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The villain threatened to slit his throat.”
“The spy realized the enemy was dangerous enough to slit his throat if he discovered the secret documents.”
“In the dark alleyway, the desperate criminal brandished a jagged blade, threatening to slit the throat of anyone who dared to interfere with his escape.”
Examples
simple
“The villain threatened to slit his throat.”
contextual
“The spy realized the enemy was dangerous enough to slit his throat if he discovered the secret documents.”
complex
“In the dark alleyway, the desperate criminal brandished a jagged blade, threatening to slit the throat of anyone who dared to interfere with his escape.”
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