dig one's own grave



dig one's own grave

Seriously harm oneself, cause one's own ruin or downfall. For example, If Sam pursues that course, he'll be digging his own grave. [First half of 1900s]
See also: dig, grave, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Helewidis-Ancient Germanic
Avra-Greek
KassyKAS-eeEnglish (Modern)
JanetteJAN-ət, jə-NETEnglish
TemanTEE-mən (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Zahid-Arabic