"skjuta sig själv i foten" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Swedish]

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  1. (idiomatic) to shoot oneself in the foot (to perform an action which is supposed to support one's own viewpoint during an argument, but which only makes it seem as one made a fool of oneself in the process, or at least, made a huge mistake). Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-skjuta_sig_själv_i_foten-sv-verb-aPCXE3lq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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