one's own worst enemy

*one's own worst enemy

Fig. consistently causing oneself to fail; more harmful to oneself than other people are. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) Ellen: My boss is my enemy. She never says anything good about me. Jane: Ellen, you're your own worst enemy. If you did your job responsibly, your boss would be nicer.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Absalom	['æbsələm]
Tomlinson	['tɔmlinsn]
Slobodanka	-	Serbian, Croatian
Lyubochka	-	Russian, Ukrainian
PÁDraic	PAW-drik	Irish
Melchor	mel-CHOR	Spanish