Definition
To unintentionally do something that harms your own interests or causes problems for yourself.
搬起石頭砸自己的腳
He tried to cover up his mistake by lying, but ended up shooting himself in the foot.
他試圖通過撒謊來掩蓋自己的錯誤，但最終搬石頭砸了自己的腳。
The creators of the new policy didn't consider all the potential consequences and ended up shooting themselves in the foot.
新政策的制定者沒有考慮所有可能的後果，結果搬石頭砸了自己的腳。
If we are too aggressive in the negotiations, we might shoot ourselves in the foot.
如果我們在談判中過於激進，可能會搬石頭砸自己的腳。