"shooting oneself in the foot" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of shoot oneself in the foot Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: shoot oneself in the foot
    Sense id: en-shooting_oneself_in_the_foot-en-verb-jLYDU50u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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