make a rod for your own back

成語所屬單字back

make a rod for your own back — 慣用語

1. To do something that will cause you trouble later.

1.慣用語
釋義

自找麻煩

To do something that will cause you trouble later.

例句

By lying now, you are making a rod for your own back.

If you agree to do all the work, you're making a rod for your own back.