Lingaku- to court disaster (idiom)
- to dig one's own grave
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- to court disaster (idiom)
- to dig one's own grave
This phrase describes a situation where someone brings trouble or disaster upon themselves due to their own actions or decisions.
He always makes the wrong choices and eventually courts disaster.
She courted disaster by not listening to advice.
This meaning indicates that a person is causing their own downfall through their actions, much like creating a situation that leads to their ruin.
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zì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡to court disasterzào chéng造成zì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡to lead to one's own downfallzì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡de的xíng wéi行为self-destructive behaviorzì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡de的jiē guǒ结果consequences of courting disasterzì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡de的xuǎn zé选择choice that leads to one's own ruinzì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡de的dào lù道路path of self-destructionzì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡de的hòu guǒ后果the repercussions of one's actionszì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡de的jué cè决策decisions that result in one's downfallzì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡de的fāng shì方式means of self-sabotagezì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡de的lì zi例子examples of self-destructive actions