dig a hole for oneself

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English

Verb

dig a hole for oneself (third-person singular simple present digs a hole for oneself, present participle digging a hole for oneself, simple past and past participle dug a hole for oneself)

(informal) To create a situation that is difficult to get out of.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: kaivaa itselleen kuoppaa, maalata itsensä nurkkaan
French: aggraver son cas
Polish: kręcić na siebie bicz impf, ukręcić na siebie bicz pf

See also

Further reading

“dig a hole for yourself” (US) / “dig a hole for yourself” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“dig a hole for yourself” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“dig a hole for yourself”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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