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.
- checker
- spell
- wrapped around (one's) little finger
- come in and sit a spell
- breathing spell
- under erasure
- itll
- Homeric nod