shoot oneself in the foot

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26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 搬石頭砸自己的腳 /搬石头砸自己的脚 (bān shítou zá zìjǐ de jiǎo) — to act against one's own interest
• Danish: skyde sig selv i foden — to act against one's own interest
• Dutch: in de vingers snijden — to act against one's own interest
• Finnish: sahata omaa oksaansa — to act against one's own interest
• Finnish: ampua itseään jalkaan — to act against one's own interest
• French: se tirer une balle dans le pied — to act against one's own interest
• German: sich ins eigene Knie schießen — to act against one's own interest
• Greek: βάζω τα χεράκια μου και βγάζω τα ματάκια μου (vázo ta cherákia mou kai vgázo ta matákia mou) — to act against one's own interest
• Hungarian: maga alatt vágja a fát — to act against one's own interest
• Hungarian: lábon lövi magát — to act against one's own interest
• Italian: darsi la zappa sui piedi — to act against one's own interest
• Italian: spararsi sui piedi — to act against one's own interest
• Japanese: 墓穴を掘る (boketsu o horu) — to act against one's own interest
• Norwegian: skyte seg selv i foten — to act against one's own interest
• Polish: strzelać sobie w stopę — to act against one's own interest
• Polish: strzelić sobie w stopę — to act against one's own interest
• Polish: grabić sobie — to act against one's own interest
• Portuguese: dar um tiro no pé — to act against one's own interest
• Romanian: își bate cuie în talpă — to act against one's own interest
• Russian: вы́стрелить себе́ в но́гу (výstrelitʹ sebé v nógu) — to act against one's own interest
• Russian: пили́ть сук — to act against one's own interest
• Russian: на кото́ром сиди́шь (pilítʹ suk, na kotórom sidíšʹ) — to act against one's own interest
• Spanish: tirar piedras contra el propio tejado — to act against one's own interest
• Spanish: pegarse un tiro en el pie — to act against one's own interest
• Swedish: skjuta sig själv i foten — to act against one's own interest
• Tagalog: gisahin sa sariling mantika — to act against one's own interest