搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān​qǐ​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

backfire

  • created sense approved 搬起石头砸自己的脚/搬起石頭砸自己的腳 · bān​qǐ​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo · backfire

    搬起石头砸自己的脚 / 搬起石頭砸自己的腳

    bān​qǐ​shí​tou​zá​zì​jǐ​de​jiǎo

    backfire

    to hurt oneself by one's own actions or have one's own plot result in one's own undoing; to be hoisted by one's own petard

    他想通过造谣来破坏对手的声誉，结果却是搬起石头砸自己的脚。

    created sense