foot-shootingn.

Brit.

/ˈfʊtʃuːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfʊtˌʃudɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., shooting n.

Etymology: < foot n. + shooting n., after to shoot oneself in the foot at shoot v. Additions. Compare slightly earlier foot-shooting adj.

colloquial.

The action of inadvertently making one's own situation worse, or of making an (embarrassing) error of judgement; an instance of this. Cf. to shoot oneself in the foot at shoot v. Additions.

ΚΠ

1985 Rep. on Business Mag. Oct. 96/2 Little has endured from the nine-month government of Joe Clark, whose image of lost luggage and figurative foot-shootings still makes admen and women groan.

1993 Racing Post 20 Feb. 12/5 He is back in harness after the selectors realised their fit of pique was a supreme example of needless, self-inflicted foot-shooting.

2001 Guardian 29 Oct. 17/4 The long-reigning champions contributed manfully to their own undoing..in the most efficient display of foot-shooting in a Worlds Series game since 1973.

2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 14 Mar. 20 Brentford's ridiculous decision to announce Warburton would leave at the end of the season was a masterclass in foot-shooting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

foot-shootingadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʊtˌʃuːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfʊtˌʃudɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., shooting adj.

Etymology: < foot n. + shooting adj., after to shoot oneself in the foot at shoot v. Additions.

colloquial.

That inadvertently worsens one's situation, or causes one difficulty or embarrassment; having a tendency to do this. Cf. to shoot oneself in the foot at shoot v. Additions.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective]

foolisha1382

misadvisedc1390

unwise1390

indiscreet1413

misdeeming?1471

indigested1587

misjudging1598

unjudicial1599

unjudicious1611

unjudging1612

unjudiciallya1628

injudicious1649

ill-judginga1684

miscalculating1827

foot-shooting1984

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [adjective] > harmful or injurious > to or for some thing or person > to oneself

self-ill1633

foot-shooting1984

1984 Guardian 1 Nov. 4/2 The sacking..is the latest in a series of foot-shooting exercises which have characterised the increasingly curious behaviour of the NCB chairman.

1995 Sydney Morning Herald 5 June 5/2 When the ABC, in one of its classic foot-shooting decisions, axed Towards 2000, Travers, with the other presenters.., renamed the show Beyond 2000, sold the concept to the Seven Network and went on to make their fortunes.

2002 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 11 Dec. a17 The all-star cast of foot-shooting Liberals.

2014 Times (Nexis) 6 Oct. 29 The precautionary principle... may now have produced a result that has proved so utterly foot-shooting, so swiftly, that even Eurocrats might notice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foot-shooting
释义	foot-shootingn. Brit. /ˈfʊtʃuːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfʊtˌʃudɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., shooting n. Etymology: < foot n. + shooting n., after to shoot oneself in the foot at shoot v. Additions. Compare slightly earlier foot-shooting adj. colloquial. The action of inadvertently making one's own situation worse, or of making an (embarrassing) error of judgement; an instance of this. Cf. to shoot oneself in the foot at shoot v. Additions. ΚΠ 1985 Rep. on Business Mag. Oct. 96/2 Little has endured from the nine-month government of Joe Clark, whose image of lost luggage and figurative foot-shootings still makes admen and women groan. 1993 Racing Post 20 Feb. 12/5 He is back in harness after the selectors realised their fit of pique was a supreme example of needless, self-inflicted foot-shooting. 2001 Guardian 29 Oct. 17/4 The long-reigning champions contributed manfully to their own undoing..in the most efficient display of foot-shooting in a Worlds Series game since 1973. 2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 14 Mar. 20 Brentford's ridiculous decision to announce Warburton would leave at the end of the season was a masterclass in foot-shooting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). foot-shootingadj. Brit. /ˈfʊtˌʃuːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfʊtˌʃudɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., shooting adj. Etymology: < foot n. + shooting adj., after to shoot oneself in the foot at shoot v. Additions. colloquial. That inadvertently worsens one's situation, or causes one difficulty or embarrassment; having a tendency to do this. Cf. to shoot oneself in the foot at shoot v. Additions. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective] foolisha1382 misadvisedc1390 unwise1390 indiscreet1413 misdeeming?1471 indigested1587 misjudging1598 unjudicial1599 unjudicious1611 unjudging1612 unjudiciallya1628 injudicious1649 ill-judginga1684 miscalculating1827 foot-shooting1984 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [adjective] > harmful or injurious > to or for some thing or person > to oneself self-ill1633 foot-shooting1984 1984 Guardian 1 Nov. 4/2 The sacking..is the latest in a series of foot-shooting exercises which have characterised the increasingly curious behaviour of the NCB chairman. 1995 Sydney Morning Herald 5 June 5/2 When the ABC, in one of its classic foot-shooting decisions, axed Towards 2000, Travers, with the other presenters.., renamed the show Beyond 2000, sold the concept to the Seven Network and went on to make their fortunes. 2002 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 11 Dec. a17 The all-star cast of foot-shooting Liberals. 2014 Times (Nexis) 6 Oct. 29 The precautionary principle... may now have produced a result that has proved so utterly foot-shooting, so swiftly, that even Eurocrats might notice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1985adj.1984
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