shoot oneself in the foot
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic) To act against one's own interests; to unintentionally behave self-destructively.
- French: se tirer une balle dans le pied
- German: sich ins eigene Knie schießen
- Italian: darsi la zappa sui piedi, spararsi sui piedi
- Russian: вы́стрелить себе́ в но́гу
- Spanish: tirar piedras contra el propio tejado
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