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cut-throat adjective
/ˈkʌt.θrəʊt/
/-θroʊt/ adj mainly UK (US also cutthroat) Definition
not involving considering or worrying about any harm caused to others; fierce
the cut-throat world of journalism
The advertising world can be a very cut-throat business.
(Definition of cut-throat adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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