- Shoot yourself in the foot
- If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do something that damages your ambition, career, etc.
Dictionary of English idioms . He Heba Abdelraheim Alkady . 2014.
Shoot yourself in the foot
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shoot yourself in the foot — informal phrase to say or do something stupid that causes you trouble The government seems to have shot itself in the foot over this issue. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym to cause problems for yourselfsynonym … Useful english dictionary
shoot yourself in the foot — If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do something that damages your ambition, career, etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
shoot yourself in the foot — shoot (yourself) in the foot to do or say something stupid which causes problems for you. He shot himself in the foot by suggesting that women politicians were incompetent … New idioms dictionary
shoot yourself in the foot — If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do something that damages your ambition, career, etc. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you shoot yourself in the foot you do or say something which is against your own interests. When Lea… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
shoot yourself in the foot — ruin your chances, cut off your nose..., your own worst enemy If you want the job, don t be late for the interview. Don t shoot yourself in the foot … English idioms
shoot yourself in the foot — informal to say or do something stupid that causes you trouble The government seems to have shot itself in the foot over this issue … English dictionary
shoot in the foot — shoot (yourself) in the foot to do or say something stupid which causes problems for you. He shot himself in the foot by suggesting that women politicians were incompetent … New idioms dictionary
shoot — shoot1 W2S2 [ʃu:t] v past tense and past participle shot [ʃɔt US ʃa:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(kill/injure)¦ 2¦(fire a gun etc)¦ 3¦(birds/animals)¦ 4¦(move quickly)¦ 5¦(try to score)¦ 6¦(look at somebody)¦ 7¦(photograph/film)¦ 8¦(pain)¦ 9 … Dictionary of contemporary English
shoot — 1 /Su:t/ verb past tense and past participle shot /St/ GUNS/WEAPONS 1 KILL/INJURE (T) to deliberately kill or injure someone using a gun: Lincoln was shot while watching a play in Ford s Theater. | shoot sb in the leg/head etc: He had been shot… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shoot — [[t]ʃu͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ shoots, shooting, shot 1) VERB If someone shoots a person or an animal, they kill them or injure them by firing a bullet or arrow at them. [V n] The police had orders to shoot anyone who attacked them... [V n] Namibian law… … English dictionary
