搬磚頭砸自己的腳
bān​zhuān​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

to shoot oneself in the foot

  • created sense approved 搬砖头砸自己的脚/搬磚頭砸自己的腳 · bān​zhuān​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo · to shoot oneself in the foot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搬砖头砸自己的脚 / 搬磚頭砸自己的腳

    bān​zhuān​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

    to shoot oneself in the foot

    to lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet; to hurt oneself by one's own actions

    搬 (literal) → 搬 · bān · to move 砖头 (literal) → 砖头/磚頭 · zhuān​tou · brick 砸 (literal) → 砸 · zá · to smash 自己 (literal) → 自己 · zì​jǐ · one's own 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 脚 (literal) → 脚/腳 · jiǎo · foot

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    created sense