rod for one's breech
rod for one's breech is the alternative form of rod for one's back.
Meaning of rod for one's back
Noun
(a) rod for one's back
- The means of one's own punishment or downfall.
- "Silcote, you are making a rod for your back in your treatment of that child. She'll live to break your heart for you."1866 Sept, Henry Kingsley, “Silcote of Silcotes”, in MacMillan's Magazine, volume 14, page 324
Questions about rod for one's breech
- What is rod for one's breech the alternative form of?
- Rod for one's breech is the alternative form of rod for one's back.
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