"stand in one's own light" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-stand in one's own light.ogg [Australia] Forms: stands in one's own light [present, singular, third-person], standing in one's own light [participle, present], stood in one's own light [participle, past], stood in one's own light [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> in one's own light}} stand in one's own light (third-person singular simple present stands in one's own light, present participle standing in one's own light, simple past and past participle stood in one's own light)
  1. (idiomatic) To take a position which is harmful to one's own interests. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-stand_in_one's_own_light-en-verb-u4fkjv92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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