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shoots oneself in the foot

shoots oneself in the foot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot oneself in the foot.

Meaning of shoot oneself in the foot

Verb

shoot oneself in the foot (third-person singular simple present shoots oneself in the foot, present participle shooting oneself in the foot, simple past and past participle shot oneself in the foot)

  1. (idiomatic) To act against one's own interests; to unintentionally behave self-destructively.
    • but as President he frequently shoots himself in the foot. Some of his erroneous public statements are dillies.1982 April, “Reagan shoots from the lip”, in Black Enterprise, volume 12, number 9, page 16

Questions about shoots oneself in the foot

What is shoots oneself in the foot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shoots oneself in the foot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot oneself in the foot.

Words near shoots oneself in the foot in the dictionary

  1. shoots one's cuffs
  2. shoots one's load
  3. shoots one's mouth off
  4. shoots one's shot
  5. shoots one's wad
  6. shoots oneself in the foot
  7. shoots out
  8. shoots someone straight
  9. shoots the boots
  10. shoots the breeze
  11. shoots the bull

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