"shoot in the foot" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自找麻煩
• 搬起石頭砸自己的腳

Definition

由於自己的疏忽或錯誤，自己給自己帶來麻煩，反而讓事情變糟。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式、比喻性的表達，常用來形容自己讓自己陷入更糟糕的困境。“shoot yourself in the foot” 也是常見變體，並非字面意思。

Examples

If you lie to your boss, you might shoot in the foot.

如果你對老闆說謊，可能會**自找麻煩**。

He shot in the foot by arguing with the coach before the game.

他在比賽前跟教練爭吵，結果**自找麻煩**。

Don’t shoot in the foot by forgetting your homework again.

別再忘記作業，別再**搬起石頭砸自己的腳**了。

She really shot in the foot by quitting her job before finding another one.

她在沒找到新工作前就辭職，真是**自找麻煩**。

Sometimes politicians shoot in the foot with their comments.

有時政客們的言論會讓他們**自找麻煩**。

Wow, you just shot in the foot by telling everyone your secret plan!

哇，你把你的祕密計劃都告訴大家了，真是**自找麻煩**！