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have only oneself to blame; receive punishment through one's own fault

zì qǔ qí jiù

自 取 其 咎

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slhave only oneself to blame; receive punishment through one's own fault
- rú guǒ tā zài jiǎng xià qù hěn kuài jiù huì zì qǔ qí jiù
  如果他再讲下去，很快就会自取其咎。
  If he keeps talking, pretty soon he’ll shoot himself in the foot.
synonym
zì zuò zì shòu自作自受 zì tǎo kǔ chī自讨苦吃 zuò jiǎn zì fù作茧自缚

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