"dig your own grave" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自掘墳墓

Definition

做一些將來會讓自己陷入大麻煩或困境的事情，通常是由自己的行為造成的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式的比喻說法，用來形容因為自己的錯誤選擇自找麻煩。常用來提醒或警告：'別這麼做，你會自掘墳墓！'不是指真的挖墳墓。

Examples

If you keep lying to your boss, you'll dig your own grave.

如果你一直對老闆說謊，你就是在**自掘墳墓**。

He didn't study for the test, so he really dug his own grave.

他沒有複習考試，真的**自掘墳墓**了。

Don't dig your own grave by making promises you can't keep.

不要做無法兌現的承諾，這樣會**自掘墳墓**。

By ignoring all the warnings, she was just digging her own grave at work.

她無視所有警告，在工作上就是在**自掘墳墓**。

You’re going to dig your own grave if you keep spending money like this.

你如果繼續這樣花錢，就會**自掘墳墓**。

They thought breaking the rules was smart, but they ended up digging their own grave.

他們以為違反規則很聰明，但最終還是**自掘墳墓**了。