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  4. dig one's own grave

dig one's own grave

/dɪɡ wʌnz əʊn ɡreɪv/◆成语
自掘坟墓

He kept lying to his boss, and now he's digging his own grave.

他一直对老板撒谎,现在简直是在自掘坟墓。


◆ 真正含义
因自身错误行为导致毁灭性后果,强调行为与报应的直接关联。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是"为自己挖掘坟墓",即自己动手挖一个坟墓准备埋葬自己。
字面拆解
dig挖掘+one's own自己的+grave坟墓
◇ 意境
想象一个人正在辛苦地挖一个坑,最终发现这个坑是用来埋葬自己的——行为直接导致自身毁灭。
◈ 使用场景
某人在职场中散布同事谣言,结果被所有人孤立,最终丢掉工作。朋友会对他说:"你这是在自掘坟墓。"
◉ 文化注释
该成语起源于欧洲中世纪的刑罚或战争场景,后演变为比喻性用法。在东西方文化中均有类似表达(如中国的"自作自受"或"搬起石头砸自己的脚")。
非正式

因自己的错误行为导致自身毁灭或失败

By ignoring safety protocols, the company is digging its own grave.

这家公司无视安全规程,简直是在自掘坟墓。

She spread rumors about her colleagues and dug her own grave in the workplace.

她散布同事的谣言,结果在职场上自掘坟墓。

常用于指责某人因自身行为导致严重后果,带有强烈的自作自受意味。

搭配

dig one's own grave by doing sth通过做某事自掘坟墓

同义词

shoot oneself in the footpaint oneself into a cornercut off one's nose to spite one's face

反义词

save oneselfredeem oneselfturn over a new leaf

相关短语

shoot oneself in the foot成语
搬起石头砸自己的脚
paint oneself into a corner成语
把自己逼入绝境
cut off one's nose to spite one's face成语
因小失大

专业提示

记忆技巧

将"dig one's own grave"与中文成语"自掘坟墓"对应记忆,强调"自己挖坑自己跳"的行为逻辑。

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使用场景

适用于描述因错误决策或行为导致严重后果的情况,如职场失误、人际冲突或政策失误等。

词源

源于古代刑罚或战争中,被判处挖坟墓并最终被埋葬的囚犯或敌人。后引申为比喻某人因自身行为导致灾难性后果。

用法说明

该成语强调行为与后果的直接关联,通常用于批评或警告某人。使用时应注意语气,避免过于尖锐。

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