be one's own worst enemy

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /biː wʌnz‿ˌəʊn wɜːst‿ˈɛnɪmi/ (General American) IPA(key): /bi wʌnz‿ˌoʊn wɜɹst‿ˈɛnəmi/ Hyphenation: be one’s own worst en‧e‧my === Verb === be one's own worst enemy (irregular; see the conjugation of be) (intransitive, idiomatic) To act contrary to one's own interests; to cause problems for oneself; to self-sabotage. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “be one’s own worst enemy, phrase” under “enemy, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “be your own worst enemy”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “be your own worst enemy” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “be your own worst enemy” (US) / “be your own worst enemy” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.