자승자박
jaseungjabak · caught in one's own trap
CEFR C2Example sentence
거짓말이 자승자박이 됐어요.
His lie became the rope that bound him.
More Level C2 words
- 자화자찬 jahwajachan — singing one's own praises
- 작심삼일 jaksimsamil — a resolution lasting only three days
- 적반하장 jeokbanhajang — the offender scolding the victim
- 적재적소 jeokjaejeokso — the right person in the right place
- 전무후무 jeonmuhumu — unprecedented and unrepeatable
- 전인미답 jeoninmidap — where no one has gone before
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