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Korean idiom dig one’s own grave

무덤을 파다

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English rendering dig one’s own grave Literal translation: “dig a grave”

Meaning 1

파멸을 자초하다.

To bring about one’s own ruin.

Dictionary example 1

우리는 스스로 폐쇄적인 인간관계라는 무덤을 파고 있지 않나?

Are we not digging our own graves through closed circles of relationships?

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“무덤을 파다” — dig one’s own grave: To bring about one’s own ruin.
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