/ˈkrɛɲ.t͡ɕit͡ɕ na‿ˈɕɛ.bjɛ ˈbit͡ʂ/LEHÇE → TR
Tanım
•to dig a hole for oneself
Diğer Dillerde
to make one's case worse, to make things worse for oneself, to dig a hole for oneself
to paint oneself into a corner
köken: maalata (“to paint”) itsensä (“oneself”) nurkkaan (“into a corner”)
Kuulustelussa Virtanen maalasi itsensä nurkkaan.
Etimoloji
Literally, “to spin a whip onto oneself”.