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
HayleeHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Jagienkayah-GYEN-kahPolish
Gafar-Arabic
Irinaee-REE-nah (Russian), EE-ree-nah (Finnish)Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish, Georgian
Udi-Hebrew
Ipati-Russian (Rare)