doom (someone or something) to (something)
doom (someone or something) to (something)
To condemn someone to something, such as a particular fate. The rest of the department gave me all of their paperwork at the same time and doomed me to a day of filing.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
doom someone or something to something
to destine someone or something to something unpleasant. The judgment doomed her to a life in prison. Your insistence on including that rigid clause doomed the contract to failure.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- doom to
- instruct
- instruct (someone) in (something)
- instruct in
- damn by association
- in concert with (someone)
- be taken up with (someone or something)
- take up with
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go over/through something with a fine-tooth comb