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dig one's own grave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
dig one's own -grave
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To behave in a way that is likely to cause one to lose or fail, including, but not limited to, result in death.

Inflected Forms

digs one's own grave (present, singular) digging one's own grave (participle, present) dug one's own grave (participle, past) dug one's own grave (past)

Phrases

make one's bed and lie in it take it out on

Frequently Paired Words

make one's bed and lie in it take it out on

Synonyms

cut off one's nose to spite one's face dig oneself in a hole shoot oneself in the foot sign one's death warrant

Questions

What does dig one's own grave mean?
To behave in a way that is likely to cause one to lose or fail, including, but not limited to, result in death.

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