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sich (selbst) ins Bein schießen

to shoot oneself in the foot

Türkçe: kendi ayağına sıkmak

Noun
Bein n.
Verb
schießen
Topic
Körper und Gesundheit

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.

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