作法自毙
[zuò fǎ zì bì]
- 基础释义 纠错
- 释义
make a law only to fall foul of it oneself;be caught by one's own laws [device];be hoist with [by] one's own petard;be injured [caught] by what one intended as a snare for others ;
- 近/反义词
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 自找麻烦 ask [look] for trouble;seek [make] trouble for oneself;ask for trouble;borrow trouble;wake a sleeping wolf ;
- 自取其祸 bring misery [misfortune] on [upon] oneself;bring down disaster upon one's own head ;
- 自讨苦吃 get into [be in] hot water;ask [look] for trouble;burn (one's) fingers;do sth. which will only cause trouble to oneself;ask for it ;
- 自取灭亡 bring about [invite] one's own destruction [extinction];bring destruction on oneself;court one's own ruin [disaster;doom] ;
- 咎由自取 bring trouble to oneself;have only oneself to blame;He is bringing the trouble on himself.;It is nobody's fault but his own. ;
- 作茧自缚 in a cocoon around oneself;be caught in one's own trap;cocoon oneself like silkworms;fall into a pit of one's own digging ;
- 自投罗网 fall into a snare;bite the hook;come walking right into the trap;(be) caught in a net (through one's own fault) ;
- 自讨没趣 bring contempt upon oneself;ask for a snub;ask for rebuff;incur odium ;
- 自食其果 reap what one has sown;be made to pay for one's rabid evildoings;As you brew, so must you drink.;As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.;reap as one has sown ;
- 自作自受 reap the fruits of one's actions;As you brew, so you must drink.;As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.;be hoisted by [with] one's own petard;have only oneself to thank ;
- 双语例句 更多例句
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It was indeed a clever plan to entrap his opponent, but in the end he was hoist by his own petard.
设圈套陷害他的对手固然是个妙计, 可是到头来却是作法自毙.
来源：《简明英汉词典》
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