shoot yourself in the foot

Significado

1. to do or say sth that will cause you a lot of trouble or harm, especially when you are trying to get an advantage for yourself

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• be shot of
• have shot your bolt
• be like shooting fish in a barrel
• shoot the breeze
• shoot from the hip
• shoot it out
• shoot the messenger
• shoot your mouth off
• shoot the rapids
• shoot down
• shoot for
• shoot off