"But this would cost me my career, if I got caught."
In 1935, Okumura made a serious error which nearly cost him his career.
Full Starfleet trial would cost him his career, or worse.
It was a drastic step, he knew, and might very easily cost him his career.
This trip cost him his career as a journalist at "Sturshel".
"Their vast indifference is costing me my career," she says.
Love had cost Clark his promising career as a statesman.
Scott Verplank played hurt, and it almost cost him his career.
Some day hell do something stupid because of me, and it will cost him his life or his career.
This indiscretion is sometimes said to have cost him his career.