English Explanatory Dictionary

shoot oneself in the foot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To act against one's own interests; to unintentionally behave self-destructively.

Pronunciation

En-au-shoot oneself in the foot.ogg

Word forms

shoot oneself in the foot shoots oneself in the foot shooting oneself in the foot shot oneself in the foot

Synonyms

dig one's own grave foul one's own nest

Related words

dig a hole for oneself dig oneself in a hole footgun own goal hoist by one's own petard
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