MAKE A ROD FOR ONE'S OWN BACK

Meaning of MAKE A ROD FOR ONE'S OWN BACK in English

do something likely to cause difficulties for oneself later.

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MAKE A ROD FOR ONE'S OWN BACK — наказать самого себя
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MAKE A ROD FOR ONE'S OWN BACK — наказать самого себя
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ROD — I. ˈräd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rodd; akin to Old Norse rudda club and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROD — noun an instrument for measuring. 2. rod ·noun a support for a fishing line; a fish pole. 3. rod ·noun …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
BACK
Webster English vocab
ROD — [rod] n [ME, fr. OE rodd; akin to ON rudda club] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): a straight slender stick …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROD — type of photoreceptive cell in the retina of the eye in vertebrate animals. Rod cells function as specialized neurons in …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROD — / rɒd; NAmE rɑːd/ noun 1. (often used in compounds) a long straight piece of wood, metal or glass —see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROD — rod /rɒd $ rɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: rodd ] 1 . a long …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BACK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACK
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OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
BACK
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a curtain rail/pole/rod (= a long stick for hanging a curtain ) ▪ Velvet can …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
BACK — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE'S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, …
Slang English vocab
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
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BACK — See ↑ BACK 1,3,6, ↑ GAMBLING 1, ↑ REACT 2, ↑ RETURN 1, ↑ SUPPORT 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a …
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