saw off the branch one is sitting on

== English == === Verb === saw off the branch one is sitting on (third-person singular simple present saws off the branch one is sitting on, present participle sawing off the branch one is sitting on, simple past sawed off the branch one was sitting on, past participle sawed off the branch one was sitting on or sawn off the branch one was sitting on) To pursue a course of action that will lead to self-destruction. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bite the hand that feeds one dig a hole for oneself dig one's own grave like turkeys voting for Christmas shoot oneself in the foot