zuò​jiǎn​zì​fù

to be caught in one's own trap

Senses

作茧自缚/ 作繭自縛 zuò​jiǎn​zì​fù (also zuò​jiǎn​zì​fú) to be caught in one's own trap

(idiom) to spin a cocoon around oneself; to get enmeshed in a situation of one's own making or to be trapped by one's own actions

References

synonym 作茧自缚/作繭自縛 吐丝自缚/吐絲自縛
same_as 吐丝自缚/吐絲自縛 作茧自缚/作繭自縛
variant 造茧自缚/造繭自縛 作茧自缚/作繭自縛