Definition of shoot (one's self) in the foot

shoot (one's self) in the foot    

verb

• to make a mistake that limits or prevents progress on a task, or reduces the task's level of success.

  I really shot myself in the foot when I waited so long to begin my senior thesis.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.

  Last edited on Jul 14 2019. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 14 2019.

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Other terms relating to 'to make a mistake, be incorrect, err':
screw the pooch	Definitions include: to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake.
score an own goal	Definitions include: See own goal.
choke	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
blow	Definitions include: to be of poor quality, displeasing.
f*ck up	Definitions include: to severely injure (a person) or damage or ruin (a thing.)
muck up	Definitions include: to ruin; "mess up".
eagle trip	Definitions include: to not like something you like.
botch up	Definitions include: to mess up.
boob	Definitions include: a breast.
fudge	Definitions include: a replacement word for fuck.
foot gun	Definitions include: a feature of a specific technology that makes it easy to shoot (one's self) in the foot.
FUBAR	Definitions include: confused, ruined; "messed up".
screw	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
play	Definitions include: sexual activity.
bugger up	Definitions include: to mess up.
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hoebag	Definitions include: a sexually promiscuous person.
wa gwan	Definitions include: Jamaican for "What's going on?"
p-o'd	Definitions include: "pissed off."
effort	Definitions include: to try to determine.
sheep	Definitions include: a person who follows or mimics others, without thought.
d*ck tease	Definitions include: A dick tease (or cock tease, take your pick) is a female who basically flirts and plays around with guy's heads, but does so just to play around with guy's heads.
have a turtle head poking	Definitions include: when you have to "defecate" so bad that a little bit pokes out, and then slides back in.
weasel word	Definitions include: non-committal speech.
somethin' somethin'	Definitions include: something sexual.
have the lock on	Definitions include: to be the sole owner or provider of something.

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