shoot oneself in the foot
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
shoot oneself in the foot
verb shoots oneself in the foot · shooting oneself in the foot · shot oneself in the foot
-
To act against one's own interests; to unintentionally behave self-destructively.
but as President he frequently shoots himself in the foot. Some of his erroneous public statements are dillies.
Similar: dig one's own grave, foul one's own nest
Translations
Every language
verb to act against one's own interest
| Español | tirar piedras contra el propio tejado, pegarse un tiro en el pie |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 墓穴を掘る boketsu o horu |
| 中文 | 搬石頭砸自己的腳 /搬石头砸自己的脚 bān shítou zá zìjǐ de jiǎo |
| Português | dar um tiro no pé |
| Français | se tirer une balle dans le pied |
| Deutsch | sich ins eigene Knie schießen |
| Italiano | darsi la zappa sui piedi, spararsi sui piedi |
| Ελληνικά | βάζω τα χεράκια μου και βγάζω τα ματάκια μου vázo ta cherákia mou kai vgázo ta matákia mou |
| Română | își bate cuie în talpă |
| Русский | вы́стрелить себе́ в но́гу výstrelitʹ sebé v nógu, пили́ть сук, на кото́ром сиди́шь pilítʹ suk, na kotórom sidíšʹ |
Talk about this word "shoot oneself in the foot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shoot%20oneself%20in%20the%20foot. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. shoot oneself in the foot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shoot%20oneself%20in%20the%20foot "shoot oneself in the foot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shoot%20oneself%20in%20the%20foot.Cite this
@misc{shoot_oneself_in_the_foot_2026,
title = {shoot oneself in the foot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shoot%20oneself%20in%20the%20foot},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
