mortgage the/one's future
idiom
chiefly US, disapproving
: to borrow a large amount of money that will have to be paid back in the future
The city has mortgaged its future to pay for the new stadium.
—sometimes used figurativelySome critics say that she has mortgaged her political future on a program that is likely to fail.
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David Stearns, in his first season as the Mets’ president of baseball operations, demonstrated a balanced approach before his first deadline with the organization, making measured moves that help now but don’t mortgage the future.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
The winner was the Lakers because Pelinka would no longer mortgage the future to satisfy the whims of basketball’s ultimate win-now superstar.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Rales said the ownership group will be careful not to make short-term decisions that mortgage the future.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
The willingness to mortgage the future to acquire Stafford is intriguing, and in some ways surprising.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2021
Either blow it all up and rebuild, or mortgage the future to fix the lack of chemistry and skill on this basketball team.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2022
And coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch didn't mortgage the future to keep youngster Trey Lance, the No. 3 pick of the 2021 draft, on the bench for another year.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
But Bill is not going to mortgage the future and swap a raft of picks for Deshaun Watson.
—Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2021
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024
The winner was the Lakers because Pelinka would no longer mortgage the future to satisfy the whims of basketball’s ultimate win-now superstar.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Rales said the ownership group will be careful not to make short-term decisions that mortgage the future.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
The willingness to mortgage the future to acquire Stafford is intriguing, and in some ways surprising.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2021
Either blow it all up and rebuild, or mortgage the future to fix the lack of chemistry and skill on this basketball team.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2022
And coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch didn't mortgage the future to keep youngster Trey Lance, the No. 3 pick of the 2021 draft, on the bench for another year.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
But Bill is not going to mortgage the future and swap a raft of picks for Deshaun Watson.
—Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2021
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