| 词汇 | shoot yourself in the foot |
| 释义 | Idiom shoot yourself in the footshoot (yourself) in the foot to do or say something stupid which causes problems for you.He shot himself in the foot by suggesting that women politicians were incompetent. shoot (oneself) in the footTo damage or impede one's own plans, progress, or actions through foolish actions or words. He'd have a real shot at winning the election if he didn't keep shooting himself in the foot with such inflammatory remarks. I think we shot ourselves in the foot by firing her, because she knew more about the project than anyone else. shoot yourself in the footCOMMON If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do or say something stupid which causes problems for you or harms your chances of success. If I was to insult the contestants I would be shooting myself in the foot. The shop ran a 25 per cent off sale early in December. It now looks as if it shot itself in the foot, attracting people who meant to shop there anyway to do so during the promotion instead. shoot yourself in the footinadvertently make a situation worse for yourself; demonstrate gross incompetence. informal 1997 Spectator The only thing the Royal Opera seems to have done successfully is shoot itself in the foot. shoot yourself in the ˈfoot(informal) do or say something stupid which is against your own interests: You’d better prepare your argument carefully — you don’t want to shoot yourself in the foot. |
| 随便看 |
|
青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。