self-own
noun[Cusually singular]
USinformaluk/ˌselfˈəʊn/us/ˌselfˈoʊn/astatementor anactin which youunintentionallyembarrassyourself orharmyourself in some way :
无意中让自己难堪，因为说了蠢话或做了打脸的事情Theattemptedsmear, oneuserwrote, was the "bestself-own of 2020."一位用户写道，这次的未遂抹黑事件是“2020年最典型的搬起石头砸自己的脚”。
How much does thehumiliationof a self-own reallymatterin therealworldofpolitics?在现实世界的政治生活里，自我打脸的羞辱是不是什么要紧的事情？
- Thistweetis just amassiveself-own.
- Naming thebookin this way hasbecometheultimateself-own.
- You can alwaysguaranteewhatever comes out this dude'smouthwill be a self-own.
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- error
- failing
- false move
- faux pas
- flaw
- malaprop
- miscue
- misfunction
- misperception
- misprint
- that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
- typo
- wardrobe malfunction
- weakness
- what price...?idiom
self-own
verb[IorT]
USinformaluk/ˌselfˈəʊn/us/ˌselfˈoʊn/to say or do something that makes youunintentionallyembarrassyourself orharmyourself in some way:
She self-owns so often thatsanepeoplewonderwhy she stillmaintainsapublicprofile.
He justtotallyself-owned himself.
- You self-owned there,bigtime!
- Itturnsout that if youholdenoughpower, you can self-own all youwantandkeepgrinningin thefaceof thejeers.
- One cannot self-own withouttryingto own someoneelse.
Making mistakes
- balls
- balls(something)up
- blunder
- bodge
- boob
- botch
- misdiagnose
- misdiagnosis
- misdirect
- misdirection
- misgauge
- misremember
- misrender
- misstate
- mistake
- mistranscribe
- nod
- stumble
- trip(someone)up
- unforced