shoot yourself in the foot

成語所屬單字foot

shoot yourself in the foot — 慣用語

1. To do something that harms your own chances of success.

1.慣用語
釋義

自毀前程

To do something that harms your own chances of success.

例句

By insulting the client, he shot himself in the foot.

She shot herself in the foot by arriving late to the interview.