doing something stupid you can't possibly recover from
Dig Your Own Grave was created on 2006-04-24.
The expression "Dig your own grave" is a metaphor which means to get one's self into trouble that they may not be able to get out of, something foolish or dangerous.
The Clock - 1949 Dig Your Own Grave 1-37 was released on: USA: 25 January 1950
The definition is you are responsible for your own downfall in the future
he buys a shovel
To "dig ones grave" is to get ones self in trouble. Example- He dug his own grave when he decided to steal from the teacher and then brag to other faculty about it.
Homonyms for "grave" include grave (serious or somber), grave (burial site), and grave (to dig).
Obviously, it depends on the size of the hole, but a tipical grave takes about 2-3 hours to dig, using just one shovel.
to dig a grave
The Defenders - 1961 Who'll Dig His Grave 3-17 was released on: USA: 25 January 1964
The cast of Grave Behavior - 2012 includes: Kim Beavers as Kimberly Drenning Andreas Beckett as Bradley Kohl Charleene Closshey as Leslie Jones Bubba Ganter as Tank Christina Holleran as Bethany Holdren Austin Jolly as Billy Drenning
He was a priest on Guam martyred during WW II because he was suspected of aiding an American serviceman hiding from the Japanese. He was forced to dig his own grave, then beheaded.