foul one's own nest
foul one's own nest · fouls one's own nest · fouled one's own nest · fouling one's own nest
на котором сидишь, выстрелить себе в ногу, пилить сук
sich ins eigene Knie schießen
To damage one's environmentTo damage one's environment.
» It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
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2 sensesTo damage one's environment.
To hurt one's own interests, especially to damage the reputation of one's self, family or group.
Examples
1 sentencesIt is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From the proverb it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.From the proverb it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
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Forms
fouls one's own nest, fouling one's own nest, fouled one's own nest, fouled one's own nest| Base form | foul one's own nest · to foul one's own nest |
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| 3rd person singular | fouls one's own nest |
| Present participle | fouling one's own nest |
| Past simple | fouled one's own nest |
| Past participle | fouled one's own nest |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.