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shoot oneself in the foot

shoot one·self in the foot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot wuhn-self, wuhnz- in stressed th ee foo t]
    • /ʃut wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz- ɪn stressed ði fʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot wuhn-self, wuhnz- in stressed th ee foo t]
    • /ʃut wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz- ɪn stressed ði fʊt/

Definitions of shoot oneself in the foot words

  • noun shoot oneself in the foot to damage one's own cause inadvertently 0
  • noun shoot oneself in the foot to hurt inadvertently oneself or one's own interests or chances for success 0
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Parts of speech for Shoot oneself in the foot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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shoot oneself in the foot popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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