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¿Cómo se dice 'To dig your own grave' en español? ![]() En holandés existe la expresión ' Wie een kuil graaft voor een ander valt er zelf in' .. ' He who digs a hole for someone else will fall into it himself'. (If there is an English expression for this as well it doesn't come to mind or I don't know it so I'd appreciate if someone else does know it. )¿Cómo se dice esto en español, hay una expresión así también?
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Haha yes I had more or less gathered that. (more + than - )But thanx for explaining. Ps : 'Wie een kuil graaft voor een ander valt er zelf in' -- This means as much as if you are trying to set a trap for someone else (literally or figuratively ), it will come back to haunt you, i.e. you will pay the price of this sooner or later (it will bite you in the proverbial ass.. ).
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Not quite what you are looking for, but Shakespeare knew the idea (Hamlet again):
For 'tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar; As explained here. Very roughly, if you make a bomb to blow someone up, it might blow you up. |
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Very interesting, both comments!
![]() I never realized it was a biblical expression but it makes sense, definitely. ![]() ¡Muchas gracias pjt y Perikles!
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