вкарвам си автогол

English translation: score an own goal, shoot oneself in the foot

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Bulgarian term or phrase:вкарвам си автогол
English translation:score an own goal, shoot oneself in the foot
Entered by: Ivan Klyunchev

22:54 Jan 3, 2010
Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Bulgarian term or phrase: вкарвам си автогол
Президентът на компанията си вкара автогол след като уволни главния счетводител.
Veta Anton
score an own goal, shoot oneself in the foot
Explanation:
Цитирам PONS.

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Webster: shoot oneself in the foot phrasal : to act against one's own best interests.

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Note added at 19 mins (2010-01-03 23:13:56 GMT)
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Collins: own goal own goals 1) usu In sport, if someone scores an own goal, they accidentally score a goal for the team they are playing against. [BRIT] Southampton took the lead through a Richard Shaw own goal after only 30 seconds. 2) usu If a course of action that someone takes harms their own interests, you can refer to it as an own goal. [BRIT] Because of the legislation I could not employ a woman. Women have made themselves unemployable. They have scored an own goal.

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-01-06 00:31:06 GMT)
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P. S. Фразеологията на PONS е доста добра. Малко са им заглавните думи, за което писах май 2 пъти вече.
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Ivan Klyunchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 13:04
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Thanx!
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3 +6score an own goal, shoot oneself in the foot
Ivan Klyunchev


  

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score an own goal, shoot oneself in the foot


Explanation:
Цитирам PONS.

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-01-03 22:59:27 GMT)
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Webster: shoot oneself in the foot phrasal : to act against one's own best interests.

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Note added at 19 mins (2010-01-03 23:13:56 GMT)
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Collins: own goal own goals 1) usu In sport, if someone scores an own goal, they accidentally score a goal for the team they are playing against. [BRIT] Southampton took the lead through a Richard Shaw own goal after only 30 seconds. 2) usu If a course of action that someone takes harms their own interests, you can refer to it as an own goal. [BRIT] Because of the legislation I could not employ a woman. Women have made themselves unemployable. They have scored an own goal.

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2010-01-06 00:31:06 GMT)
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P. S. Фразеологията на PONS е доста добра. Малко са им заглавните думи, за което писах май 2 пъти вече.

Ivan Klyunchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 13:04
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
Grading comment
Thanx!
Notes to answerer
Asker: A Happy New Year! Be healthy and successful and thanx for the answer!


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