dig one's own grave en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (idiomatic) To behave in a way that is likely to cause one to lose or fail, including, but not limited to, result in death.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dug one's own grave | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dug one's own grave | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| digs one's own grave | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| digging one's own grave | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
take it out on · make one's bed and lie in it
Synonyms
shoot oneself in the foot · sign one's death warrant · cut off one's nose to spite one's face · dig oneself in a hole
Translations (15)
fr creuser sa propre tombe (to act in a way expected to backfire) · da grave sin egen grav (to act in a way expected to backfire) · pt cavar a própria cova (to act in a way expected to backfire) · ja 墓穴を掘る (to act in a way expected to backfire) · es cavar su propia tumba (to act in a way expected to backfire) · hu saját sírját ássa (to act in a way expected to backfire) · sv gräva sin egen grav (to act in a way expected to backfire) · fi kaivaa omaa hautaansa (to act in a way expected to backfire) · is grafa sér gröf (to act in a way expected to backfire) · fr creuser sa tombe (to act in a way expected to backfire) · ms menggali kubur sendiri (to act in a way expected to backfire) · pl wykopać sobie/swój własny grób (to act in a way expected to backfire) · pl wykopywać sobie/swój własny grób (to act in a way expected to backfire) · cmn 自寻死路 (to act in a way expected to backfire) · cmn 自掘墳墓 /自掘坟墓 (to act in a way expected to backfire)