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be the undoing of someone Definition


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undoing
noun
    1. The act or action of unfastening, untying, opening etc.
    2a. Downfall or ruin;
      Thesaurus: ruin, collapse, destruction, defeat, downfall, disgrace, weakness, humiliation, misfortune; Antonym: triumph, victory.
    2b. The cause of it.
Idiom: be the undoing of someone
    To bring about their downfall. Opposite of be the making of someone (at making).
      Example: Alcohol will be the undoing of her


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