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cutthroat
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cutthroat
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cutthroat
/
ˈ
kʌtˌθroʊt/
adjective
cutthroat
/
ˈ
kʌtˌθroʊt/
adjective
Learner's definition of CUTTHROAT
[
more cutthroat; most cutthroat
]
—
used to describe a situation in which people compete with each other in an unpleasant and often cruel and unfair way
cutthroat
[=
ruthless
] competition
It's a
cutthroat
business we're in.
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