zichzelf in de voet schieten

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English shoot oneself in the foot.

Verb[edit]

zichzelf in de voet schieten

  1. (intransitive) to shoot oneself in the foot (to act against one's own interests) [from 2000s]

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of zichzelf in de voet schieten: see schieten.
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