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A situation where someone is in a difficult or helpless position, often due to their own actions or mistakes.
Anh ấy đang ở trong tình trạng chó cắn áo rách vì đã quên mật khẩu tài khoản ngân hàng.
He's in a dog-bites-its-own-clothes situation because he forgot his bank account password.
Chó cắn áo rách, cô ấy không thể giải thích lý do vì sao đã đến muộn.
In a dog-bites-its-own-clothes situation, she couldn't explain why she was late.
This idiom is often used to describe someone who is stuck in a predicament they created themselves.
This idiom is best used in informal conversations or casual writing to describe someone's self-made troubles.
The literal meaning is 'a dog biting its own torn clothes,' which metaphorically represents a self-inflicted problem.
This idiom is commonly used in informal contexts to describe someone who is in a difficult situation due to their own actions.