sich (selbst) ins Bein schießen
to shoot oneself in the foot
Türkçe: kendi ayağına sıkmak
In a sentence
Die Firma schießt sich mit der Preissenkung selbst ins Bein.
How it is used
Means 'to shoot oneself in the foot' (core: self-sabotage). Colloquial register. Use when someone quits a job impulsively. Nuance: implies foolishness, not malice; the harm is self-inflicted.
Other verbs that go with Bein
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on schießen
- einen Bock schießento make a serious blunder
- ein Eigentor schießento shoot an own goal
- ein Foto schießento take a photo
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