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