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seal the fate

[/siːl ðə feɪt/]
verb phrase
selar o destino
1. to make a particular outcome inevitable or certain, especially a negative one; to determine someone's future in a decisive way
His decision to quit school sealed his fate as an unemployed man.
Sua decisão de largar a escola selou seu destino como um homem desempregado.
2. to commit oneself to a course of action that cannot be reversed
When she signed the contract, she sealed her fate.
Quando ela assinou o contrato, selou seu destino.
NYC Slang
lock it in
Synonyms
determine one's futureclinchsecureconfirmmake inevitablecondemn
Antonyms
reverse coursechange one's fateleave open

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
selar o destino
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
selar o destino
commonly used in urban contexts
Portugal
selar o destino
standard European Portuguese equivalent

Related Idioms & Phrases

write one's own destiny
tempt fate
the die is cast
cross the Rubicon
point of no return
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