Spletshoot (oneself) in the foot To damage or impede one's own plans, progress, or actions through foolish actions or words. He'd have a real shot at winning the election if he didn't keep shooting himself in the foot with such inflammatory remarks. SpletThe head of the football association shot himself in the foot. a. by telling a racist joke. b. by making some good decisions. c. by playing around with a gun. See Idiom of the Day today. Contributor: Matt Errey. Next idiom: stick out like a sore thumb stand out like a sore …

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SpletTo remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile: shot out the window. c. To make (a hole, for example) by firing a weapon. 2. To fire or let fly (a missile) from a weapon. 3. a. To discharge (a weapon). b. To detonate or cause to explode: shot off a firecracker. 4. To … common conditions of the wrist

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SpletTo remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile: shot out the window. c. To make (a hole, for example) by firing a weapon. 2. To fire or let fly (a missile) from a weapon. 3. a. To discharge (a weapon). b. To detonate or cause to explode: shot off a firecracker. 4. To inject (a drug, for example) with a hypodermic syringe. 5. SpletGovernment may accident ally shoot itself in the foot. 諷刺的是，政府可能無意中作繭自縛。. All 150 men recruited on that day had immediately been handed a weapon, shown ho w to shoot and forced to f ight in the comb at at Mushaki. 当天招募的 150 人全都立刻发了武器，还向他们演示了如何射击，并强迫他 ... SpletThe original meaning of either accidentally shooting yourself in the foot with a gun or deliberately avoiding military combat by self inflicting a severe wound seems to have been lost or fogotten. Perhaps the idiom, to shoot oneself in the foot, has overtaken a much … common conflicts