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
Keinan-Biblical Hebrew
Zaman-Arabic, Urdu
DeneDEENEnglish (Rare)
FadİMe-Turkish
Hedvig-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
JustÍNa-Slovak