shoot oneself in the foot 搬起石头砸自己的脚

时间：2022-03-23 02:28:03

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“搬起石头砸自己的脚”，中文俗语，字面意思是“lift a rock only to drop it on one's own feet”，比喻本来想害别人，结果害了自己（hurt oneself by one's own doing，be hoist1 with [by] one's own petard），与英文俗语“shoot oneself in the foot”意思相近。
 
例句：
 
一名法国外交官说：“他们是在搬起石头砸自己的脚。”
"They are shooting themselves in the foot, " said one French diplomat2.
 
实行这种政策，只能是搬起石头砸自己的脚。
Following such a policy can only result in sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind.
 
她未曾想到这计谋反倒使她搬起石头砸自己的脚。
The scheme rebounded3 on her in a way she had not expected.

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1 hoist rdizD     
n.升高，起重机，推动；v.升起，升高，举起
参考例句：
  • By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。
  • Hoist the Chinese flag on the flagpole,please!请在旗杆上升起中国国旗！
2 diplomat Pu0xk     
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
  • The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
  • He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
3 rebounded 7c3c38746f183ba5eac1521bcd358376     
弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效
参考例句：
  • The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
  • The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

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