Shoot oneself in the foot

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Shoot oneself in the foot

Figuratively, caused harm to oneself while trying to get something for oneself.

(Modern Hebrew)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יָרָה לְעַצְמוֹ בָּרֶגֶל

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: גָּרַם לְעַצְמוֹ נֶזֶק כְּשֶׁנִּיסָּה לְהַשִּׂיג דְּבַר מָה עֲבוּר עַצְמוֹ.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)

Keyword

figuratively shoot oneself in the foot self-inflicted harm

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