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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]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Helewidis | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Avra | | - | Greek |
Kassy | | KAS-ee | English (Modern) |
Janette | | JAN-ət, jə-NET | English |
Teman | | TEE-mən (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
Zahid | | - | Arabic |