Tag: shoot yourself in the foot
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Midas touch
WotD: Midas touch Way back in the history of the world, in the days of ancient Greek mythology, there was a king named Midas. For a good deed, King Midas was granted a wish, and he wished that everything he touched would turn to gold. You might think that having the Midas touch would be…
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Hold your own
Phrase: Hold your own Sustained forward motion. That’s what we are all looking for. It’s hard to do, though. Sometimes, the best we can hope for is to hold our own. To hold your own means to remain strong in the face of a challenging situation. Then again, sometimes, holding your own is more than…
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Shoot yourself in the foot
Idiom: Shoot yourself in the foot If you shoot yourself in the foot, you make things unnecessarily difficult for yourself by saying or doing something you shouldn’t. Politicians do this all the time. The current president of the United States shoots himself in the foot daily. If you read his Twitter account, you will see…
