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make a rod for own back

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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