"dig your own grave" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 自掘坟墓

Definition

做一些将来会让自己陷入大麻烦或困境的事情，通常是由自己的行为造成的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式的比喻表达，用来形容某人因自己的错误选择而陷入困境。常用于警告他人：'别那样做，否则你是在自掘坟墓！'并非真正指挖坟墓。

Examples

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

如果你一直对老板撒谎，你就是在**自掘坟墓**。

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

他没有为考试复习，真的**自掘坟墓**了。

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

不要做无法兑现的承诺，这样会**自掘坟墓**。

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

她无视所有警告，简直是在工作中**自掘坟墓**。

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

你如果继续这样花钱，就会**自掘坟墓**。

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

他们以为违反规定很聪明，结果最后还是**自掘坟墓**了。