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. So the court really doomed him to life in prison. Wow. Yeesh, what did you do to get doomed to janitorial work?

See also: doom, to

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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.

See also: doom, to

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