You want to be careful jumping over spikes like that - you might do yourself a mischief!
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do yourself a mischief — do someone/yourself a mischief humorous phrase to injure someone or yourself I would have done myself a mischief if I’d carried on. Thesaurus: to injure yourself or someone elsesynonym Main entry: mischief * * * ˌdo yourself a ˈmischief … Useful english dictionary
mischief — mis|chief [ˈmıstʃıf] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: meschief something bad that happens , from mes ( MIS ) + chief head, end ] 1.) [U] bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm ▪ Now run… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mischief — noun 1 (U) bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm: get into mischief (=behave in a way that causes trouble): Now run along, and don t get into mischief. | be up to mischief (=plan or do something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mischief — mis|chief [ mıstʃıf ] noun uncount behavior or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people: be up to/get up to mischief (=do something bad): The boys are always up to some kind of mischief! get into… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mischief — UK [ˈmɪstʃɪf] / US noun [uncountable] behaviour or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people be up to/get up to mischief (= do something bad): The boys are always up to some mischief or other. get into … English dictionary
do someone a mischief — do someone/yourself a mischief humorous phrase to injure someone or yourself I would have done myself a mischief if I’d carried on. Thesaurus: to injure yourself or someone elsesynonym Main entry: mischief … Useful english dictionary
do a mischief — do (yourself) a mischief British & Australian, humorous if you tell someone they will do themselves a mischief if they do something, you mean they will hurt themselves. You want to be careful jumping over spikes like that you might do yourself a… … New idioms dictionary
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