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English Vocabulary Help

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How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot

We use this phrase figuratively in the United States to mean that you do something that is going to negatively affect yourself. For instance, if you don't study for a test and you fail it, you really shot yourself in the foot. We often say this phrase to someone when they get kind of discouraged when they're working hard but not making much progress.

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