TODAY'S IDIOM: SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT

"SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT"

If you shoot yourself in the foot, you harm yourself in some way by doing something stupid or making a silly mistake.

Example: The Minister of Agriculture shot himself in the foot by saying that farmers couldn't understand economics because they weren't educated. He resigned soon after

Cavar su propia tumba.

Example sentences:

• Why does Kerry always shoot herself in the foot by saying the wrong thing? / ¿Porque Kerry siempre cava su propia tumba cuando se equivoca en algo?

• The head of the football association shot himself in the foot by telling a racist joke / El jefe de la asociación de futbol cavó su propia tumba al contar una broma racista.

Additional examples:

• He shot himself in the foot by suggesting that women politicians were incompetent.

• My brother has shot himself in the foot twice by turning down buyers for his house.

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