"make a stick for one's own back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes a stick for one's own back [present, singular, third-person], making a stick for one's own back [participle, present], made a stick for one's own back [participle, past], made a stick for one's own back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a stick for one's own back}} make a stick for one's own back (third-person singular simple present makes a stick for one's own back, present participle making a stick for one's own back, simple past and past participle made a stick for one's own back)
  1. To take a decision that will have personally adverse consequences.
    Sense id: en-make_a_stick_for_one's_own_back-en-verb-CHUnK3Hs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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