death by spell check

death by spell check

The negative outcome after one submits a written work that contains a critical error or errors, due to reliance on a word processor's imperfect spell checker function. Many job seekers suffer death by spell check after submitting a résumé riddled with errors.
See also: by, check, death, spell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • checker
  • spell
  • wrapped around (one's) little finger
  • come in and sit a spell
  • breathing spell
  • under erasure
  • itll
  • Homeric nod