10 Results found for "grave oneself".

dig one's own grave

dig one's own grave (third-person singular simple present digs one's own grave, present participle digging one's own grave, simple past and past participle...


dig oneself in a hole

participle dug oneself in a hole) (informal, idiomatic) To put oneself in even more trouble. dig a hole for oneself dig one's own grave shoot oneself in the foot...


dig a hole for oneself

for oneself) (informal) To create a situation that is difficult to get out of. Translations dig oneself in a hole dig one's own grave shoot oneself in...


gravis

salubritas caeli (opp. grave, gravitas) to be seriously ill: gravi morbo affectum esse, conflictari, vexari to recruit oneself after a severe illness:...


shoot oneself in the foot

shoot oneself in the foot (third-person singular simple present shoots oneself in the foot, present participle shooting oneself in the foot, simple past...


vända sig i graven

sin grav rotera i sin grav vända (“turn”) +‎ sig (“oneself”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ graven (“one's grave”) vända sig i graven (present vänder sig i graven, preterite...


vända sig i sin grav

vända (“turn”) +‎ sig (“oneself”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ sin (“one's”) +‎ grav (“grave”) vända sig i sin grav (present vänder sig i sin grav, preterite vände sig...


cut off one's nose to spite one's face

harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary. to harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary dig one's own grave hoist...


ta med sig något i graven

ta med sig (“bring with oneself”) +‎ något (“something”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ graven (“the grave”) ta med sig något i graven (present tar med sig något i graven...


tnikker

Arabic تَنَكَّرَ (tanakkara). The Maltese sense of workshyness (seen as a grave character flaw) could derive directly from the original meaning “to change...