dig own grave

Related to dig own grave: dig my own grave, digging your own grave

dig (one's) own grave

To do something that has or will have negative consequences that are easily able to be foreseen. If you don't turn in your project, you're digging your own grave. There's no way you'll get a decent grade without it! I'm afraid I'm digging my own grave by turning down the promotion.

dig one's own grave

Fig. to be responsible for one's own downfall or ruin. If you try to cheat the bank, you will be digging your own grave. Those politicians have dug their own grave with their new tax bill. They won't be reelected.

词组	dig own grave
释义	dig own grave Related to dig own grave: dig my own grave, digging your own grave dig (one's) own grave To do something that has or will have negative consequences that are easily able to be foreseen. If you don't turn in your project, you're digging your own grave. There's no way you'll get a decent grade without it! I'm afraid I'm digging my own grave by turning down the promotion. See also: dig, grave, own Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dig one's own grave Fig. to be responsible for one's own downfall or ruin. If you try to cheat the bank, you will be digging your own grave. Those politicians have dug their own grave with their new tax bill. They won't be reelected. See also: dig, grave, own McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: dig (one's) own grave dig one's own grave dig your own grave funeral be (someone's) funeral it's someone's funeral expose (someone, something, or oneself) to (someone or something) expose to get away with murder grub for
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