They're going to be famous, but unless something happens, they're going to self-destruct...
He won the election because the Democrats self-destructed in their primary.
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self-destruct — /self di strukt /, v.i. 1. to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self destruct. 2. to cause itself or oneself to reach a state of collapse, dysfunction, confusion, or the like: The committee is… … Universalium
self-destruct — as a verb, in reference to things, to destroy itself automatically, from SELF (Cf. self) + DESTRUCT (Cf. destruct), apparently first attested in the U.S. TV series Mission Impossible (1966). Self destructive is recorded from 1650s, and self… … Etymology dictionary
self-destruct — ☆ self destruct [self′di strukt′ ] vi. 1. to destroy itself automatically [a missile designed to self destruct] 2. to greatly harm oneself or itself, specif. as the result of inherent or fundamental flaws … English World dictionary
self-destruct — self′ destruct′ v. i. 1) cvb to destroy itself or oneself 2) cvb causing something to self destruct • Etymology: 1965–70, amer … From formal English to slang
self-destruct — self de|struct [ˌself dıˈstrʌkt] v if something such as a bomb self destructs, it destroys itself, usually by exploding >self destruct[i] adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-destruct — ► VERB ▪ explode or disintegrate automatically, having been preset to do so … English terms dictionary
Self-destruct — A self destruct is a mechanism which causes a device to destroy itself under a predefined set of circumstances. Self destruct mechanisms are sometimes found in high security data storage devices, where it is important for the data to be destroyed … Wikipedia
self-destruct — UK [ˌself dɪˈstrʌkt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms self destruct : present tense I/you/we/they self destruct 1) if something self destructs, it destroys itself, especially by exploding 2) informal to do something to harm yourself or to make … English dictionary
self-destruct — verb (I) if something such as a bomb self destructs, it destroys itself, usually by exploding self destruct adjective: a self destruct mechanism … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-destruct — v. & adj. esp. US v.intr. (of a spacecraft, bomb, etc.) explode or disintegrate automatically, esp. when pre set to do so. attrib.adj. enabling a thing to self destruct (a self destruct device) … Useful english dictionary
