bring down on
bring (something) down on (oneself)
1. Literally, to cause something to fall on oneself. While he attempted to water the Christmas tree, he shook its branches and brought various ornaments down on himself.
2. To cause negative consequences for oneself. You brought this down on yourself—I had no role in your failure.
See also: bring, down, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bring something down on
one('s head)1. Lit. to cause something to fall onto one's head. (See also bring something crashing down (around one).) He jarred the shelves and all the books were brought down on his head. When he hit the wall of the hut, he brought down the roof on himself.
2. Fig. to cause the collapse of something or some enterprise onto oneself. Your bumbling will bring everything down on your head! Your mistakes have brought down the whole thing on your own head.
See also: bring, down, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- kick (oneself) for (doing something)
- wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of
- wash your hands of somebody/something
- wash your hands of something/someone
- keep in sight
- keep sight of
- keep sight of (someone or something)