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make a rod for own back
make a rod for own back
make a rod for
your
own back
(
British
)
to do something that is likely to cause problems for you in the future
People say that if you let your baby sleep in your bed with you for the first few months, you're just making a rod for your own back.
See
rule with a rod of iron
See also:
back
,
make
,
own
,
rod
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Sung-Min
sung-meen
Korean
Rashed
-
Arabic
Gabriella
gah-BRYEL-lah
(Italian)
, GAWB-ree-el-law
(Hungarian)
, ga-bree-EL-ə
(English)
, gah-bree-EL-lah
(Swedish)
Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish
Athol
-
Scottish
Sudarshana
-
Indian, Hindi
Malalai
-
Pashto
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