He's dug his own grave really. If he'd been a bit more cooperative in the first place they might still employ him.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
dig your own grave — phrase to do something that will cause serious problems for you in the future By lying about the incident the minister has dug his own grave. Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: dig * * * dig your own grave : to behave in … Useful english dictionary
Dig Your Own Grave — EP by Test Icicles Released 24 April 2006 … Wikipedia
dig your own grave — cause your own failure, cut your own throat When you criticize the manager, are you digging your own grave? … English idioms
dig your own grave — to do something that will cause serious problems for you in the future By lying about the incident the minister has dug his own grave … English dictionary
dig own grave — dig (your) own grave to do something stupid that will cause problems for you in the future. He s dug his own grave really. If he d been a bit more cooperative in the first place they might still employ him … New idioms dictionary
dig one's own grave — A person who digs their own grave does something which causes their own downfall. If you drop out of college now, with such high unemployment, you ll be digging your own grave … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
dig a grave for yourself — dig your own ˈgrave | dig a ˈgrave for yourself idiom to do sth that will have very harmful results for you Main entry: ↑digidiom … Useful english dictionary
dig — dig1 [ dıg ] (past tense and past participle dug [ dʌg ] ; present participle dig|ging) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a machine, or a tool, especially a shovel: The children like to dig… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dig — dig1 S3 [dıg] v past tense and past participle dug [dʌg] present participle digging [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dic ditch ] 1.) [I and T] to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a ↑spade or your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dig — I UK [dɪɡ] / US verb Word forms dig : present tense I/you/we/they dig he/she/it digs present participle digging past tense dug UK [dʌɡ] / US past participle dug ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make a hole in earth or sand using your hands, a… … English dictionary
