"shoots oneself in the foot" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot oneself in the foot Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: shoot oneself in the foot
    Sense id: en-shoots_oneself_in_the_foot-en-verb-IV98kHMn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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