shoot oneself in the foot
shoot oneself in the foot · shoots oneself in the foot · shot oneself in the foot · shooting oneself in the foot
выстрелить себе в ногу, пилить сук, на котором сидишь
sich ins eigene Knie schießen
To act against one's own interestsTo act against one's own interests; to unintentionally behave self-destructively.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To act against one's own interests; to unintentionally behave self-destructively.
sich ins eigene Knie schießen
вы́стрелить себе́ в но́гуvýstrelitʹ sebé v nógu, пили́ть сук, на кото́ром сиди́шьpilítʹ suk, na kotórom sidíšʹ
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to act against one's own interest:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to act against one's own interest:
Forms
shoots oneself in the foot, shooting oneself in the foot, shot oneself in the foot, shot oneself in the foot| Base form | shoot oneself in the foot · to shoot oneself in the foot |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shoots oneself in the foot |
| Present participle | shooting oneself in the foot |
| Past simple | shot oneself in the foot |
| Past participle | shot oneself in the foot |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | shoot oneself in the foot |
| he, she, it | shoots oneself in the foot |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | shot oneself in the foot |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have shot oneself in the foot |
| he, she, it | has shot oneself in the foot |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will shoot oneself in the foot |
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle