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- one's own worst enemy
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ashley | | ASH-lee | English |
Gjergj | | - | Albanian |
NoÉ | | no-E (French, Spanish) | French, Spanish, Portuguese |
Elliot | | EL-ee-ət | English |
VinÍCius | | - | Portuguese |
Alisya | | ə-LIS-yə | English (Rare) |