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墓穴
[ぼけつ] [
墓穴を掘る
]
meaning:
backfire
rank:
3
☆
彼
は
言
い
訳
をしようとして
逆
に墓穴を
掘っ
た ⇨ He tried to make an excuse and ended up digging his own grave instead
(☛ Exactly the same with “dig your own grave”)